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[Robert Gardner]

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Subject: January eNews - Celebrating Braille Literacy


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                  January 2013


                        Inside NBP
                        January is National Braille Literacy Month! To celebrate National Braille Literacy Month and Louis Braille's 204th birthday, National Braille Press launched its first blog, called Inside NBP on January 4, 2013. Each week, we'll feature stories, musings, and information on the braille code and its continued importance in the digital age, as well as a behind-the-scenes look at National Braille Press. We want this blog to be an open forum, so please follow our postings and share your thoughts and questions.  Visit Inside NBP » 
                       


                        CES: Accessibility in Surprising Places

                        This month, the Consumer Electronics Association hosted over 3,000 exhibitors and 150,000 consumers at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. Recently, CES began providing sighted guides to assist blind and visually impaired consumers as they navigate this incredible technology show.

                        Mike May, President and CEO of The Sendero Group, attended this year. "It was fun to find accessibility in surprising places, like the apps the manufacturers had no idea would work with VoiceOver with their products."  Read Mike's Blog »

                       


                        A Perfect 'Pear'

                        This year's NBP braille Valentine is a treat for all the senses! This card features a pair of pears - each with a small red valentine heart - and the message "We're a pair, Valentine!" in print and braille. We also added something special this year - a mouth-watering, scratch and sniff, pear scent! Valentine's Day is only a month away, so order your print/braille Valentines before they are gone.  Learn more »
                       
                 





                      













                  2013 Boston Marathon
                  Was your New Year's Resolution about getting in shape? NBP has one entry number left for the 2013 Boston Marathon, thanks to the John Hancock Non-Profit Program. Interested in running or know someone who is?  Contact Joe Quintanilla »  


                  NBP eNews Expanding
                  There are so many exciting things happening at NBP that sending eNews every other month isn't enough to keep you up to date.  As a result, we will now send an eNewsletter each month.  
              
           

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