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Parents here is a great program for Students Grades Six - Nine.<BR><BR><FONT color=#002060 size=3><STRONG>Trudy L. Pickrel</STRONG></FONT><BR><FONT color=#002060 size=3><STRONG>President MD Parents of Blind Children</STRONG></FONT><BR><FONT size=3><FONT color=#002060><STRONG>301-387-4182<BR>301-501-1818</STRONG><BR></FONT></FONT><FONT color=#800080 size=4><STRONG><A href="http://www.tlcbythelake.weebly.com/" target=_blank>www.tlcbythelake.weebly.com</A><BR><BR><BR><BR>
<DIV><FONT color=#c00000 size=2>There is a Braille literacy crisis in America.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#c00000 size=2>only 10% blind Children being taught Braille</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#c00000 size=2>You can be part of the solution.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#c00000 size=2>Buy a Louis Braille Commemorative coin at <A href="http://www.nfb.org/" target=_blank>www.nfb.org</A></FONT></DIV></STRONG></FONT><BR><BR><BR>
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Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2011 18:50:35 -0600<BR>To: nfbnet-members-list@nfbnet.org<BR>From: TEOlivero@nfb.org<BR>Subject: [Nfbnet-members-list] Only Three Weeks to Apply for the 2011 NFB LAW Program!<BR><BR><BR><FONT face="Times New Roman, Times">The National Federation of the Blind Announces the 2011 NFB Leadership and Advocacy in Washington, D.C., (LAW) Program<BR><BR> <BR><BR>Engaging the Voice of America’s Blind Youth<BR><BR> <BR><BR>April 8-12, 2011<BR><BR> <BR><BR>Applications are due by February 1, 2011. <BR><BR></FONT> <BR><BR><FONT face="Times New Roman, Times">This four-day experience will provide blind and low-vision students in grades six to nine, or ages twelve to sixteen, with a unique opportunity to explore the inner workings of our country’s government, its history, and its culture, while staying at the headquarters for the National Federation of the Blind in Baltimore, Maryland. In addition to learning about grassroots legislation efforts, how resolutions are passed, and how blindness legislation is created, participants will become familiar with advocacy work for blind individuals and available resources for blind students and adults. Highlights of the program include: visits to historical sites in Washington, D.C., meetings with influential government leaders, presentations by prominent leaders from the largest blindness advocacy group in the country, a tour of the National Federation of the Blind national headquarters, and opportunities to interact with technology from the International Braille and Technology Center, the largest lab of Braille and speech products for the blind. <BR><BR> <BR><BR>Twenty-four students will be accepted for the LAW program. All accepted students must be accompanied by a parent/guardian, teacher, or blind/low-vision mentor from their home state. There will be a $250 fee per student/chaperone pair. Transportation, room, and board will be provided for students and chaperones. <BR><BR> <BR><BR>Apply now by going to <A href="http://www.nfb.org/LAWProgram" target=_blank>www.nfb.org/LAWProgram</A>. For more information, contact Treva Olivero, Education Program Specialist, at (410) 659-9314, extension 2295, or by e-mail at <A href="mailto:teolivero@nfb.org">teolivero@nfb.org</A>. <BR><BR></FONT><FONT size=2> <BR><BR></FONT><BR>_______________________________________________ Nfbnet-members-list mailing list Nfbnet-members-list@nfbnet.org </body>
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