[Lpobc] Read Across America: Promote Braille Literacy, Have Fun, and READ!

[Laura Bostick]

It is almost that time of year again -the time of year when every Sneech,
every Who, everyone wearing a Thneed, celebrates Seuss because they love to
READ!

Any time reading is being celebrated, you know that we will be there
proclaiming our love of Braille! The National Education Association
celebrates Read Across America Day on Dr. Seuss' birthday every year. March
2, Dr. Seuss's birthday, falls on a Sunday this year, so the festivities
will take place on Monday, March 3 in schools and libraries around the
country. As usual, the NFB will be joining the celebration of children's
literacy by emphasizing the importance of Braille. We need your help to get
the message out to the world that we love Braille!

You can join in the Read Across America fun and help spread the good news
about Braille starting today by doing the following:

1.      Help your affiliate organize a Read Across America Day birthday
party for Dr. Seuss. We will be sharing party and activity ideas with
affiliate leaders very soon.

2.      Send in pictures <https://nfb.org/readacrossamericavideouploadform> of
you or your child reading a Braille book near landmarks or other
identifiable places. We want to show the world that blind people read
Braille across America by showcasing pictures of Braille readers at famous
landmarks. Whether it's by the Statue of Liberty, Gateway Arch, the Rocky
Mountains, a saguaro cactus, the Grand Canyon, Disneyland, Epcot Center, or
even a Route 66 sign-let's show the world that Braille readers are
everywhere! Chosen pictures will be posted on nfb.org <http://www.nfb.org/>,
on the NFB's Facebook
page<http://www.facebook.com/NationalFederationoftheBlind?ref=ts&fref=ts>,
and tweeted by @NFB_Voice <https://twitter.com/nfb_voice>.

3.      Send us a video <https://nfb.org/readacrossamericavideouploadform> of
you or your child reading Braille or showing how you will celebrate Dr.
Seuss's birthday. A selection of the submitted videos will be posted on
Facebook, the NFB's YouTube channel <http://www.youtube.com/nationsblind>,
and tweeted by at NFB_Voice <https://twitter.com/nfb_voice>. For a fabulous
example of a video, check out this
example<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nNBMnAqSeo>,
submitted by Josey and Angel (one Braille reader and one print reader).Have
fun, get creative, and show the world why you love Braille!

On March 3, Read Across America Day, help spread the message that Braille
rocks by:

1.      READING Dr. Seuss! This is what this day is all about. You can find
Dr. Seuss books in Braille online to download at
Bookshare<http://www.bookshare.org/> or
from NLS<http://www.loc.gov/cgi-bin/zgate.nls?ACTION=INIT&FORM_HOST_PORT=/prod/www/data/nls/catalog/index.html,z3950.loc.gov,7490&CI=151238>,
and you can find hardcopy Braille books at National Braille
Press<http://www.nbp.org/ic/nbp/publications/all_books.html>
.

2.      Read with a child. Volunteer to read a story or two to children at
a school. Read with your own children. Or read with a young friend.

3.      Tell us about what you are reading. Whether you are reading Dr.
Seuss or something else, we still want to hear about it. Post about it on
Facebook and Twitter using the hashtags #Braille and #NEAReads (the
official Read Across America hashtag). You can talk about what you are
reading, suggest books, ask for suggestions, or post about why you love
Braille and why it is important, or about anything else. We want to hear
from you!

If the whole country is talking about literacy on March 3, Braille must be
a part of the conversation.

"You're never too old, too wacky, too wild, to pick up a book and read with
a child."

--Dr. Seuss

If you have questions about the NFB's participation in Read Across America,
please be in touch.

 Liz Spann

Email: espann at nfb.org

Phone: 410-659-9314, extension 2418
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