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<DIV>This article features Jody Ianuzzi and Debby Brackett. Enjoy!</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT lang=0 size=4 face=Pegasus PTSIZE="14"><I>Lenora J. Marten,
President<BR></I>FOPBC/NFBF-Parents Division<BR>NFB-Jacksonville Chapter
Secretary<BR>NOPBC/PLP<BR>FOPBC@aol.com<BR>904-777-5976 / 904-229-9554<BR><A
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Literacy: Friends and Mentors, a <ST1:PLACE w:st="on"><ST1:STATE
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title=http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/view/111838
href="http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/view/111838">http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/view/111838</A><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P>
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class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">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 <ST1:COUNTRY-REGION
w:st="on"><ST1:PLACE w:st="on">America</ST1:PLACE></ST1:COUNTRY-REGION>'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 <ST1:CITY
w:st="on"><ST1:PLACE w:st="on">marshall</ST1:PLACE></ST1:CITY> 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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