[Fopbc] Braille Literacy: Friends and Mentors, a Florida Story

[Sherrill O'Brien]

Hi Lenora,

This article sounds tremendous.  I read the paragraph, apparently from the
article, in your email.  I clicked on the link, but could not find the
story.  Was this in aFlorida paper?

Sherrill

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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
  FOPBC at aol.com
  904-777-5976 / 904-229-9554
  www.nfbflorida.org/parents


    Braille Literacy: Friends and Mentors, a Florida Story

    July 27, 2009

    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.









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