[Iabs-talk] Iabs-talk Digest, Vol 48, Issue 21 I would like to be come a member of this list.

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>    1. NFB Beginnings and Blueprints Early Childhood Conference
>       (Thorpe,	Mary Jo)
>    2. Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley to Serve as Honorary
>       Co-chair of Braille Literacy Campaign (Freeh,	Jessica)
>    3. NFB of Wisconsin Convention ONLINE (Jeremiah Beasley)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2009 12:48:23 -0500
> From: "Thorpe,	Mary Jo" <MThorpe at nfb.org> (by way of David Andrews
> 	<dandrews at visi.com>)
> Subject: [Iabs-talk] NFB Beginnings and Blueprints Early Childhood
> 	Conference
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> National Federation of the Blind Beginnings and Blueprints
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> Early Childhood Conference
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> May 8-9, 2009
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> The NFB Jernigan Institute is holding an innovative Beginnings and
> Blueprints Early Childhood Conference in collaboration with the
> National Organization of Parents of Blind Children and various
> resources in the field of early childhood from across the
> mid-Atlantic region.  This two-day conference will bring together
> families of blind children ages birth to seven, early childhood
> providers, teachers, and professionals in order to disseminate the
> NFB's approach to best practices in early childhood education for
> blind children.
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> Families of blind and low vision children ages birth to seven who
> live in the Mid-Atlantic region are encouraged to attend.  Families
> who live outside of the mid-Atlantic region are also welcome to
> attend if they so desire, but should be aware that some of the
> exhibits and information will be region-specific.  Various
> organizations and programs within this area will be present for
> consultation and to provide presentations to families on what
> resources are available in their state children are encouraged to
> attend with their parents as there will be activities for young blind
> children in mind.
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> Please complete the online registration form or print the
> registration form (Word) and submit this by April 15, 2009.  This can
> be found at
> <http://www.nfb.org/nfb/Beginnings_Blueprints.asp>http://www.nfb.org/nfb/Beginnings_Blueprints.asp
> You can also learn more about the conference at that site.
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>   For more Information    please contact Mary Jo Thorpe, Education
> Programs Specialist, NFB Jernigan Institute, at (410) 659-9314, ext. 2407.
> MThorpe at nfb.org
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> Message: 2
> Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2009 16:14:12 -0500
> From: "Freeh,	Jessica" <JFreeh at nfb.org> (by way of David Andrews
> 	<dandrews at visi.com>)
> Subject: [Iabs-talk] Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley to Serve as
> 	Honorary Co-chair of Braille Literacy Campaign
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> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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> CONTACT:
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> Chris Danielsen
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> Director of Public Relations
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> National Federation of the Blind
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> (410) 659-9314, extension 2330
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> (410) 262-1281 (Cell)
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> <mailto:cdanielsen at nfb.org>cdanielsen at nfb.org
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> Governor Martin O'Malley to Serve as
> Honorary Co-chair of Braille Literacy Campaign
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> Baltimore, Maryland (March 19, 2009): The
> National Federation of the Blind (NFB), the
> nation?s leading advocate for Braille literacy,
> announced today that Maryland Governor Martin
> O'Malley will serve as an honorary co-chair of
> the NFB?s Braille literacy campaign.  As a
> co-chair, Governor O'Malley will help advance the
> NFB?s Braille Readers are Leaders campaign, a
> national initiative to promote the importance of
> reading and writing Braille for blind children
> and adults.  The Braille Readers are Leaders
> campaign kicked off in July of 2008 with the
> unveiling of the design of a commemorative coin
> to be released on March 26, 2009, in recognition
> of the two-hundredth anniversary of the birth of
> Louis Braille (1809?1852), the inventor of the
> reading and writing code for the blind that bears his name.
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> Dr. Marc Maurer, President of the National
> Federation of the Blind, said: ?The National
> Federation of the Blind is pleased to have
> Governor O'Malley as part of this historic
> initiative to bring Braille literacy to all of
> the blind children and adults in America who need
> it.  As the respected governor of the fine state
> of Maryland, home to the headquarters of the
> National Federation of the Blind, Governor
> O'Malley will be an invaluable asset in reaching
> out to the citizens of Maryland to share his
> belief in Braille literacy.  There can be no
> doubt that the ability to read and write Braille
> competently and efficiently is the key to
> education, employment, and success for the
> blind.  Despite the undisputed value of Braille,
> however, only about 10 percent of blind children
> in the United States are currently learning
> it.  Society would never accept a 10 percent
> literacy rate among sighted children; it should
> not accept such an outrageously low literacy rate
> among the blind.  The Braille Readers are Leaders
> campaign, with the support of influential
> Americans like Governor O'Malley, will reverse
> the downward trend in Braille literacy and ensure
> that equal opportunities in education and
> employment are available to all of the nation?s blind.?
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> Governor Martin O'Malley said: ?I am honored and
> pleased to serve as an honorary co-chair of the
> Braille Readers are Leaders campaign.  I have
> worked with the National Federation of the Blind
> many times, and I truly believe in its mission to
> bring literacy to all blind children and
> adults.  Blind people have the same right to
> literacy as everyone else and I am eager to
> participate in the campaign to accomplish this mission.?
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> For more information about the Braille Readers
> are Leaders campaign and the Louis Braille
> commemorative coin, please visit <http://www.braille.org/>www.braille.org.
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> About the National Federation of the Blind
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> With more than 50,000 members, the National
> Federation of the Blind is the largest and most
> influential membership organization of blind
> people in the United States.  The NFB improves
> blind people?s lives through advocacy, education,
> research, technology, and programs encouraging
> independence and self-confidence.  It is the
> leading force in the blindness field today and
> the voice of the nation's blind.  In January 2004
> the NFB opened the National Federation of the
> Blind Jernigan Institute, the first research and
> training center in the United States for the blind led by the blind.
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> Message: 3
> Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2009 09:31:20 -0500
> From: "Jeremiah Beasley" <jbeasley at jb11.net> (by way of David Andrews
> 	<dandrews at visi.com>)
> Subject: [Iabs-talk] NFB of Wisconsin Convention ONLINE
> To: david.andrews at nfbnet.org
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> Greetings!
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> The NFB of Wisconsin is holding our state convention this
> weekend.  We are streaming our convention live.  Please tune in at
> <http://www.nfbwis.org>www.nfbwis.org!  We will be streaming all day
> Friday, Saturday and Sunday morning.
>
> Thanks for joining us for this exciting convention!
>
> Jeremiah Beasley
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