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2009</FONT></STRONG><BR></FONT></FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>
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size=4><STRONG>Seminars@Hadley Presents: The Braille Literacy
Crisis<BR> <BR></STRONG><FONT size=3>Date: Friday, September 11,
2009 <BR>Time: 11:00 PM CDT, 16:00 GMT
<BR><BR>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: <BR><BR>• Definition of
literacy<BR>• 3 levels of
literacy<BR>• Braille literacy
crisis<BR>• Why learn
braille?<BR>• Reasons to teach braille to
children<BR>• Braille and
employment<BR>• Uncontracted or contracted
braille?<BR>• The benefits of braille and auditory
learning<BR>• Learning braille with residual
vision<BR>• Promoting braille<BR><BR>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.<BR><BR>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
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Hadley</FONT></STRONG><BR>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.</FONT>
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