[gui-talk] How many children in America are not taught to read?

[Mike Freeman]

Perhaps ... but it would be political suicide (remember the Saturday Night Live skit)?). He's not gonna admit that he isn't doing a sterling job as-is!

Mike

----- Original Message -----
From: "Don Moore" <don.moore48 at comcast.net>
To: "NFBnet GUI Talk Mailing List" <gui-talk at nfbnet.org>
Date: Thursday, Aug 6, 2009 15:03:15
Subject: Re: [gui-talk] How many children in America are not taught to read?

>
>
> Wouldn't it be great if Governor Paterson would get on the tube or explain 
> to kids how much better he could do his job or how he could have passed the 
> Bar exam if, as a child, his parents would have allowed him to learn 
> Braille?
> 
> Possibly it could have impact on Special Ed teaching nation wide?
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Maurer, Patricia (by way of David Andrews<dandrews at visi.com>)" 
> <PMaurer at nfb.org>
> To: <david.andrews at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, August 06, 2009 11:58 AM
> Subject: [gui-talk] How many children in America are not taught to read?
> 
> 
> 
> ----------
> From: Marc Maurer [mailto:outreach at nfb.org]
> Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2009 3:14 PM
> To: Maurer, Patricia
> Subject: How many children in America are not taught to read?
> 
> The answer is 90 percent if the children are blind.  Most Americans
> are shocked to hear this statistic.  And we should be.  The blind
> read and write using Braille, so why is our educational system
> failing to teach Braille to so many children?  Why are these children
> being denied the opportunities that come with a proper
> education?  What if you could not read and write?  Where would you be today?
> 
> There are three primary reasons for this educational crisis: (1)
> there are not enough Braille teachers; (2) some teachers of blind
> children have not received enough training; and (3) many educators do
> not think Braille instruction is even necessary.
> 
> To bring critically-needed attention to this educational crisis, the
> United States Congress authorized the minting of the 2009 Louis
> Braille Bicentennial Silver Dollar with a portion of the sale of each
> coin going toward a revolutionary and comprehensive Braille literacy
> campaign.
> 
> Learning to read and write is fundamental to education, which in turn
> is paramount to full and equal participation in American
> society.  This coin, the first U.S. coin to have proper tactile
> Braille, symbolizes independence, opportunity, and the potential of
> blind people to make significant contributions to society when they
> are taught to read and write using Braille.  To learn more, read our
> report
> <http://www.marchforindependence.org/site/R?i=yeymcYhMheQ-y7-mcNDRWg..>The
> Braille Literacy Crisis in America, or watch our video
> <http://www.marchforindependence.org/site/R?i=8AWBxYZpjpELqegcgZlFhg..>Making
> Change with a Dollar.
> 
> <http://www.marchforindependence.org/site/R?i=oU7TznrVm6kt3P1O7AWYDg..>Please
> purchase this unique and beautiful coin now and help solve this
> educational crisis for blind children in America.
> 
> The law authorizing this 2009 silver dollar requires that any coins
> not sold by midnight on December 31, 2009, be melted down.  Time is
> of the essence-coma 90 percent illiteracy rate is not acceptable and
> the opportunity to purchase this coin will soon be gone.
> 
> Be part of the solution.  Give the gift of literacy.  Create new
> opportunities.
> <http://www.marchforindependence.org/site/R?i=nMVjIeI1iave6Nk717B4dA..>Buy
> the Louis Braille Bicentennial Silver Dollar today.
> 
> Marc Maurer, President
> NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND
> 
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