[Iabs-talk] Fw: [Brl-coordinators] Holiday Coin Promotion
Kelly Doty
kelly at dls.net
Mon Nov 9 19:54:28 UTC 2009
Subject: The Perfect Holiday Gift
From: Fred Schroeder
It's that time again - the holidays are quickly approaching!
This year,
give the gift that will keep on giving for years to come.
Time is running out to purchase the beautiful 2009 Louis Braille
Bicentennial Silver Dollar, the first U.S. coin to feature
readable, tactile
Braille. This unique commemorative coin symbolizes independence,
opportunity, and the potential of blind individuals to make
significant
contributions to society when they are taught to read and write
using
Braille; but is only available for purchase until December 11,
2009.
We know that Braille is vital to all blind individuals, yet today
in America
only 10 percent of blind children are learning to read Braille in
school.
This continues despite the fact that studies have shown that 85
percent of
all employed blind people read Braille.
A portion of the proceeds from sales of the coin will be used to
support the
National Federation of the Blind's "Braille Readers are Leaders"
campaign, a
national initiative created to double the number of blind
children learning
Braille by 2015, improve certification standards for teachers of
Braille,
and conduct innovative programs to support Braille literacy.
Go to <http://www.braille.org./> www.braille.org or
<http://www.usmint.gov/> www.usmint.gov or call 1-800-USA-MINT
(872-6468) to
give the gift of literacy today!
To learn more about the 2009 Louis Braille Bicentennial Silver
Dollar, the
Braille literacy crisis, and the Braille Readers are Leaders
campaign, visit
<http://www.braille.org> www.braille.org.
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