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<p class="MsoNormal" style="padding:0px;margin-top:1em;margin-bottom:1em">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!<br>
</p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="padding:0px;margin-top:1em;margin-bottom:1em;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">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!<br style="padding:0px;margin:0px">
<br style="padding:0px;margin:0px">You can join in the Read Across America fun and help spread the good news about Braille starting today by doing the following:</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="padding:0px;margin-top:1em;margin-bottom:1em;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">
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.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="padding:0px;margin-top:1em;margin-bottom:1em;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">
2. <a target="_blank" href="https://nfb.org/readacrossamericavideouploadform" style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(51,51,153);text-decoration:none">Send in pictures</a> 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 signlet’s show the world that Braille readers are everywhere! Chosen pictures will be posted on <a target="_blank" href="http://www.nfb.org/" style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(51,51,153);text-decoration:none">nfb.org</a>, on the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.facebook.com/NationalFederationoftheBlind?ref=ts&fref=ts" style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(51,51,153);text-decoration:none">NFB’s Facebook page</a>, and tweeted by <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/nfb_voice" style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(51,51,153);text-decoration:none">@NFB_Voice</a>.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="padding:0px;margin-top:1em;margin-bottom:1em;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">3. <a target="_blank" href="https://nfb.org/readacrossamericavideouploadform" style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(51,51,153);text-decoration:none">Send us a video</a> 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 <a target="_blank" href="http://www.youtube.com/nationsblind" style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(51,51,153);text-decoration:none">NFB’s YouTube channel</a>, and tweeted by<a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/nfb_voice" style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(51,51,153);text-decoration:none">@NFB_Voice</a>. For a fabulous example of a video, check out <a target="_blank" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nNBMnAqSeo" style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(51,51,153);text-decoration:none">this example</a>, submitted by Josey and Angel (one Braille reader and one print reader).Have fun, get creative, and show the world why you love Braille!<br style="padding:0px;margin:0px">
<br style="padding:0px;margin:0px">On March 3, Read Across America Day, help spread the message that Braille rocks by:</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="padding:0px;margin-top:1em;margin-bottom:1em;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">
1. READING Dr. Seuss! This is what this day is all about. You can find Dr. Seuss books in Braille online to download at <a target="_blank" href="http://www.bookshare.org/" style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(51,51,153);text-decoration:none">Bookshare</a> or from <a target="_blank" href="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" style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(51,51,153);text-decoration:none">NLS</a>, and you can find hardcopy Braille books at <a target="_blank" href="http://www.nbp.org/ic/nbp/publications/all_books.html" style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(51,51,153);text-decoration:none">National Braille Press</a>.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="padding:0px;margin-top:1em;margin-bottom:1em;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">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. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="padding:0px;margin-top:1em;margin-bottom:1em;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">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!<br style="padding:0px;margin:0px">
<br style="padding:0px;margin:0px">If the whole country is talking about literacy on March 3, Braille must be a part of the conversation. <br style="padding:0px;margin:0px"><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px">"You're never too old, too wacky, too wild, to pick up a book and read with a child." <br style="padding:0px;margin:0px">
<br style="padding:0px;margin:0px">--Dr. Seuss <br style="padding:0px;margin:0px"><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px">If you have questions about the NFB’s participation in Read Across America, please be in touch.<br style="padding:0px;margin:0px">
<br style="padding:0px;margin:0px"> Liz Spann <br style="padding:0px;margin:0px"><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px">Email: <a target="_blank" style="padding:0px;margin:0px;color:rgb(51,51,153)">espann@nfb.org</a><br style="padding:0px;margin:0px">
<br style="padding:0px;margin:0px">Phone: 410-659-9314, extension 2418<br style="padding:0px;margin:0px"></p></div>