[Fopbc] Braille Literacy: Friends and Mentors, a Florida Story
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This article features Jody Ianuzzi and Debby Brackett. Enjoy!
Lenora J. Marten, President
FOPBC/NFBF-Parents Division
NFB-Jacksonville Chapter Secretary
NOPBC/PLP
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_www.nfbflorida.org/parents_ (http://www.nfbflorida.org/parents)
Braille Literacy: Friends and Mentors, a Florida Story
July 27, 2009
_http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/view/111838_
(http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/view/111838)
If it was up to you to teach legally blind children, would you insist that
they use their remaining vision as much as possible, even if it meant that
they were functionally illiterate and one day they would walk in front of
a truck with their young child? Or, would you want to give them the tools
and awareness to become successful adults who could function independently
and safely? The answer may seem obvious, but thousands of America's blind
kids are being forced to settle for a substandard education, leading to
lives of dependence with little chance for employment and unnecessary danger.
Jody Ianuzzi is a Major in the Civil Air Patrol and a marshall arts
instructor. Along with her friend Debbby Bracket, who holds a master's in early
childhood education, she is changing what it means to be blind.
(http://www.padnfb.org )
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