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

[Edwin Rodriguez]

Retorical questions!

I read and write braille? Yes!
I have advance degrees in education? Yes
I am not employed as a teacher of braille while I am told there is a lack of 
teachers.
Where does some one apply?
Just thinking out loud.
How is it that some states of the U S are arguing about Spanish as a second 
language and still some people don't get it that braille is a language and 
format that is as necessary as any other means of communication.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Andrews" <dandrews at visi.com>
To: <david.andrews at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, July 31, 2009 10:36 AM
Subject: [il-talk] How many children in America are not taught to read?


>From Dr. Maurer:

Subject: [Brl-campaign] 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 learn to read and write
using Braille.  To learn more, read our report
The Braille Literacy Crisis in America,
or watch our video
Making Change with a Dollar.

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 essence­­a
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, and create new opportunities.
Please buy the Louis Braille Bicentennial Silver Dollar now.

Marc Maurer, President

NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND


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