[nabs-l] Louis Braille Coin to be Launched into Space on May 11

[hannah]

This is so cool!!!!!! I just got one yesterday and they're 
awesome!

> ----- Original Message -----
>From: "Freeh,Jessica" <JFreeh at nfb.org> (by way of David Andrews 
<dandrews at visi.com>)
>To: david.andrews at nfbnet.org
>Date: Thu, 07 May 2009 19:27:15 -0500
>Subject: [nabs-l] Louis Braille Coin to be Launched into Space on 
May 11



>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE



>CONTACT:

>Chris Danielsen

>Director of Public Relations

>National Federation of the Blind

>(410) 659-9314, ext.  2330

>(410) 262-1281 (Cell)
><mailto:cdanielsen at nfb.org>cdanielsen at nfb.org



>Louis Braille Coin to be Launched into Space on May 11

>Commemorative Coin Will Fly on Space Shuttle Mission STS-125

>125

>Baltimore, Maryland (May 7, 2009): The 2009 Louis Braille
>Bicentennial Silver Dollar, the first coin ever to feature 
readable
>Braille, will fly on NASA space shuttle Atlantis on May 11,
>2009.  The coin will be launched into space on mission STS-125, 
which
>will service NASA's Hubble Space Telescope.



>The Louis Braille Bicentennial Silver Dollar was released by the
>United States Mint on March 26, 2009.  Sales of the coin will be 
used
>to support the National Federation of the Blind "Braille Readers 
are
>Leaders" campaign.  The campaign is a national initiative created 
to
>double the number of blind children learning Braille by 2015.



>Dr.  Marc Maurer, president of the National Federation of the 
Blind,
>said: "The Louis Braille Bicentennial Silver Dollar symbolizes 
the
>power of knowledge and future opportunities for blind children 
across
>America.  It is therefore fitting that this historic coin will be
>part of a mission to uncover the secrets of the universe.  
Perhaps
>someday a Braille reader will also be part of such a mission."



>"NASA believes strongly in the importance of educational
>opportunities for everyone," said Joyce Winterton, assistant
>administrator for education at NASA headquarters in Washington.  
"That
>is why we have partnered with the National Federation of the 
Blind to
>help create programs that enhance scientific study for blind 
youth.
>Launching the first coin to contain tactile, readable Braille 
into
>space symbolizes NASA's commitment to the spread of knowledge by
>every means and to every individual."



>The Louis Braille Bicentennial Silver Dollar is currently on
>sale.  Those interested in ordering a coin should visit
><http://www.usmint.gov/>www.usmint.gov or call 1-800-USA-MINT
>(872-6468).  For more information about the National Federation 
of
>the Blind and the Braille Readers are Leaders campaign, visit
><http://www.braille.org/>www.braille.org.



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