[nabs-l] Fwd: brailler for Haiti

[Arielle Silverman]

The below comes from a blind friend of mine. I think it's a great
cause. If you have a Brailler you'd be willing to donate to a blind
child in an orphanage in Haiti, if you want to donate money or if you
know where an inexpensive Brailler could be purchased, please contact
Amelia at
ameliadickerson at gmail.com
or you can write to me. Thanks!

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From: Amelia Dickerson <ameliadickerson at gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 3 Jan 2012 11:14:12 -0700
Subject: brailler for Haiti
To: "Catherine M. Stager Kilcommons"
<Catherine.Stager-kilcommons at colorado.edu>, Chacon Michelle
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Arielle Silverman <arielle71 at gmail.com>, "arielle.silverman"
<arielle.silverman at colorado.edu>, bbatron at cocenter.org, Belo Cipriani
<goodbelo at gmail.com>, Blindhands at aol.com, boulder-blind-buffs
<boulder-blind-buffs at googlegroups.com>, Brenda Mosby
<bmosby at cocenter.org>, Brett Campbell <brett.blindpiper at gmail.com>,
"bunadahal at dynamicbuna.com" <bunadahal at dynamicbuna.com>, Cary Supalo
<cas380 at gmail.com>

I am sending this to a broad swath of people who just might possibly
have access to some sort of resources. If nothing else, you might know
someone else who would have access to resources.

In exactly a month, I will go to Haiti, where I have a chance to
follow up with a Haitian kid who is in an orphanage and is blind. A
couple of weeks before, a TVI will have just a few days to teach him
the beginning of braille and reading, and than I can pick up with
teaching him a little bit more based on what he has done in the
intervening couple of weeks. The person who is going before me is
going to two orphanages to work with two blind kids, and she will
bring one brailler with her. The two orphanages are far enough apart
to require either a very long drive or a plane ride, so only one kid
will get a brailler. However, if I could bring a brailler with me, she
could leave the brailler with the orphanage I will not be able to go
to, and I could bring one for the kid who is in Port au Prince. Do any
of you know of a brailler that could use a loving home? That would be
the easiest solution. However, another option is that maybe you know
of a brailler that could be purchased at cost or for less than the
full market value. And finally, maybe you would be willing to donate
towards purchasing a brailler. Any donations can receive a receipt for
tax deductions.

If you want more information, I am happy to give it to anyone who is
interested. And if you can help me with networking to track down a
brailler, I would appreciate that greatly.
Amelia

-- 
Amelia Dickerson

What counts can't always be counted, and what can be counted doesn't
always count.
Albert Einstein