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September 1, 2009
Seminars at Hadley Presents: The Braille Literacy Crisis
Date: Friday, September 11, 2009
Time: 11:00 PM CDT, 16:00 GMT
Description: This seminar will discuss the importance of learning braille
for both children and adults, including information on the value of using
braille at school, home, and in the workplace. Topics include:
• Definition of literacy
• 3 levels of literacy
• Braille literacy crisis
• Why learn braille?
• Reasons to teach braille to children
• Braille and employment
• Uncontracted or contracted braille?
• The benefits of braille and auditory learning
• Learning braille with residual vision
• Promoting braille
Join Hadley instructors Debbie Siegel and Susan Fisher in this frank and
informative discussion. This 60 minute seminar will allow ample time for
questions and answers. Dawn Turco, senior vice president at Hadley, will
moderate.
As always, listening to the seminar remains free of charge. There is a US
$25 fee associated with completing the seminar for credit (1 CE hour).
Professionals interested in receiving continuing education credit will be
required to successfully complete a quiz and brief survey before a certificate
is issued. (ACVREP approval pending)
_To register for this seminar, please follow this link.
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13 Braille Courses Available through Hadley
Teaching braille reading and writing has been a priority for The Hadley
School for the Blind since its founding in 1920. To this day, braille courses
are our most popular courses. Hadley currently provides 10 braille courses
for those who are blind or visually impaired and three courses for sighted
individuals. _Follow this link for more information. _
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ination=http://hadley.edu/2_h_braillecourses.asp)
Feedback at Hadley: Did you learn braille from Hadley?
If you've taken Hadley braille courses, or if you have a Hadley braille
success story, we'd like to hear from you. Please send us an email at
_feedback at hadley.edu_ (mailto:feedback at hadley.edu?subject=Braille%20courses) and
tell us what you thought of your Hadley braille course(s) and how you use
braille in your daily life.
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