[nabs-l] National Federation of the Blind Youth Slam Ends with March and Ceremony in Washington

[Nathan Clark]

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On 8/1/09, Freeh, Jessica <JFreeh at nfb.org> wrote:
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> National Federation of the Blind Youth Slam
> Ends with March and Ceremony in Washington
>
> NASA to Present Braille Coins That Flew in Space
>
> Washington, D.C. (July 31, 2009): Two hundred
> blind high school students and their mentors from
> across the nation will close out the second
> National Federation of the Blind Youth Slam in
> the nation’s capitol this afternoon. The students
> will begin their visit to Washington at 2 p.m.
> with a rally at the Lincoln Memorial followed by
> a march down the mall to the brand new Capitol
> Visitors Center, where the closing ceremonies of
> the Youth Slam will take place at 6 p.m. The
> closing festivities will include a presentation
> by the students about their week of scientific
> study, as well as a special presentation by
> senior officials of the National Aeronautics and
> Space Administration. NASA will present the NFB
> with two Louis Braille Bicentennial Silver
> Dollars that flew aboard space shuttle Atlantis
> on its mission to the Hubble Space Telescope in
> May 2009. Astronaut Gregory H. Johnson will be
> among the dignitaries in attendance.
>
> Dr. Marc Maurer, President of the National
> Federation of the Blind, said: "The National
> Federation of the Blind is thrilled that our
> second Youth Slam will conclude with a ceremony
> in our nation’s capitol and will feature a
> presentation by leaders in the field of space
> exploration. This is doubtless an experience that
> the Youth Slam students­and everyone involved
> with the Youth Slam­will never forget. This
> closing event will symbolize the belief of the
> National Federation of the Blind, and all of our
> partners in the Youth Slam, that blind people,
> like everyone else, have a spirit of adventure, a
> willingness to explore new ideas and new worlds,
> and a boundless capacity to imagine a future full of possibility."
>
> "I’m so proud of all the Youth Slam partners here
> today and the work you do every day, in every
> way. I’m also so proud of the students who’ve
> traveled from all over the country for a week of
> intense STEM training. You have so much to offer
> and deserve the opportunity to earn your stars in
> STEM fields. I am committed to making sure you
> have that opportunity," said Senator Mikulski,
> Chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations
> Subcommittee that funds NASA. "I was proud to put
> $600,000 in the federal checkbook to support
> NFB's Youth Slam and to develop teaching and
> training techniques for the blind and visually
> impaired. I will continue to fight for federal
> investments in key programs like this one.
>
>
>
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> Federation of the Blind is the largest and most
> influential membership organization of blind
> people in the United States. The NFB improves
> blind people’s lives through advocacy, education,
> research, technology, and programs encouraging
> independence and self-confidence. It is the
> leading force in the blindness field today and
> the voice of the nation's blind. In January 2004
> the NFB opened the National Federation of the
> Blind Jernigan Institute, the first research and
> training center in the United States for the blind led by the blind.
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