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Please note the time of the seminar is 11AM CDT, 16:00  GMT.

September 4, 2009

Seminars at Hadley Presents: The Braille  Literacy Crisis

Date: Friday, September 11, 2009
Time:  11:00  AM 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:  http://hadley.edu/5_c_seminarAtHadley.asp


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