[nabs-l] ideas please

[Bill]

The braille instructor at the CCB is also very knowledgeable and has been
teaching braille there since 1988. His name is Tom Anderson and he can be
reached at 303-778-1130 ext. 220.
Bill

On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 6:38 PM, Jedi <loneblindjedi at samobile.net> wrote:

> The LCB Braille instructor's name is Jerry Whittle, and he can be found by
> calling 1-800-234-4166 and asking for him via the receptionist.
>
> Respectfully,
> Jedi
>
> Original message:
>
>  Why not interview the Braille instructor at one of the NFB Centers? I
>> don't remember his name, but the Braille instructor at the Lousiana
>> Center for the Blind sounds really nice and very knowledgable from the
>> articles I've read that included quotations from him. The Braille
>> Monitor has included some articles written by him, also, on things
>> related to Braille, and I've found them very helpful! Try calling the
>> LCB and ask about a possible phone interview?
>>
>
>  Other than that, I would suggest contacting local TVIs, and maybe see
>> about finding an adult who learned Braille at a young age and uses
>> Braille in their everyday life, and an adult who didn't learn Braille
>> early on but uses it in their life now. I'd also use the recent book
>> "Letters to President Obama" as a resource...it has some great letters
>> about how Braille ahs affected people's lives.
>>
>
>  Just my two cents,
>>
>
>  On 9/8/10, Marsha Drenth <marsha.drenth at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Amy,
>>>
>>
>  People who are effected by braille, either in their personal lives,
>>> professional lives, experts, advocates, and teachers, and maybe parents!
>>> I
>>> am going for that we need to teach our children braille, so someone who
>>> thinks this way would help.
>>>
>>
>  If you have ideas, let me know.
>>>
>>
>  Thanks!
>>>
>>
>  Marsha Drenth
>>> Marsha.drenth at gmail.com
>>>
>>
>
>
>
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>>> Of Amy Phelps
>>> Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2010 3:32 PM
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>>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] ideas please
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>>
>  Marsha, what kind of people are you looking for to interview?
>>>
>>
>  Thanks!
>>> Amy C. Phelps
>>> 410-737-2642
>>>
>>
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>>> From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>>> Behalf
>>> Of Marsha Drenth
>>> Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2010 3:27 PM
>>> To: 'National Association of Blind Students mailing list'
>>> Subject: [nabs-l] ideas please
>>>
>>
>  Hi Students,
>>>
>>
>  This semester I am doing a research paper on the Braille Crisis. I need to
>>> do a few interviews of people to include in my paper. I have already
>>> emailed
>>> one of the prospective persons that I plan on  interviewing. But I am
>>> needing a second person. Any ideas on who that second person should or
>>> could
>>> be? I was thinking a TVI.
>>>
>>
>  Thanks,
>>> marsha
>>>
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