[il-talk] Fw: [Chapter-presidents] Abraham Nemeth speaks at Penn State for Meet the Blind Month Activity

[Cathy Randall]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cary Supalo" <cas380 at psu.edu>
To: <chapter-presidents at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2008 6:04 AM
Subject: [Chapter-presidents] Abraham Nemeth speaks at Penn State for Meet 
the Blind Month Activity


>  My name is Cary Supalo, and I serve as president of the Happy
> Valley chapter of the NFB of PA. Here is a press release regarding
> our chapter's, "Meet the Blind Month," activity.
> Cary
>
>
> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
> Contact:  Cary Supalo
> President, Happy Valley Chapter of
>  The National Federation of the Blind
> 814-234-4632
> <mailto:CAS380 at psu.edu>CAS380 at psu.edu
>
> University Park, PA October 17, 2008 - As part of its 2008 "Meet the
> Blind Month" activities, the Happy Valley Chapter of the National
> Federation of the Blind of Pennsylvania is sponsoring a presentation
> by Dr. Abraham Nemeth, the creator of the Braille math code on
> Monday, October 27, 2008 from 10:00 AM to noon in Foster Auditorium,
> 101 Pattee Library, Penn State University Park campus
>
> Come hear why Dr. Nemeth's contributions to the blind community of
> the world are comparable to those of Louis Braille himself!
>
> Blind and visually impaired persons are underrepresented in the
> science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) professions
> and, through his creation of the Braille code for mathematics and
> scientific notation, Dr. Nemeth has allowed greater access for blind
> and visually impaired persons to more readily pursue career paths in
> these fields. During this presentation, you will also learn about how
> Dr. Nemeth was a trail blazer in the math profession , how the code
> has evolved over the twentieth century, and about his past
> relationships with famous blind persons, such as Helen Keller.
>
> Cary Supalo, president of the Happy Valley Chapter of the National
> Federation of the Blind, says, "As a result of Dr. Nemeth's
> contributions to the blind community through the Nemeth Braille Code,
> this has empowered all blind persons around the world to have the
> opportunity to perform mathematics operations and has contributed to
> thousands of blind persons everyday lives around the world. It is an
> honor for Dr. Nemeth to be visiting us having recently celebrated his
> 90th birthday. We hope to give him a big Penn State welcome to our 
> campus."
>
> This event is open to the public.
> This event can be viewed over the Internet at: Abraham Nemeth link to
> Media Sit Live,
> <http://live.libraries.psu.edu/mediasite/Catalog/>http://live.libraries.psu.edu/mediasite/Catalog/
> . YOU MUST HAVE WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER TO VIEW PRESENTATIONS. The
> presentation will remain on this site for thirty days after the
> presentation date.
>  For more information, please go
> to:  <http://www.happyvalley.nfbp.org/>www.happyvalley.nfbp.org
>
>
> This event is also being sponsored by Penn State Library Services for
> Students with Disabilities, Penn State's Information Technology
> Services department, Independent Laboratory Access for the Blind
> (ILAB) project sponsored by the National Science Foundation in the
> Department of Chemistry, and generous contributions from individual
> members of the Penn State community.
>
>
>
>
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