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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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