[nagdu] Louie Braille's Birthday

Marion & Martin swampfox1833 at verizon.net
Tue Jan 6 12:33:50 UTC 2009


Linda,
    Several people at my church commented that they had heard the piece, as 
well! The media can be one of our best allies in our quest to better educate 
the public. they can also be our greatest foe! Thank goodness we are getting 
more of them on our side!

Fraternally,
Marion


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> Hi Marion and all,
> I heard a good piece on NPR Radio yesterday about it being Louis Braille's 
> birthday and about how no technology can replace it. Without Braille, a 
> person is iliterate.
>
> Linda and Landon
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> Subject: [nagdu] Louie Braille's Birthday
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>
>> Dear All,
>>    This Sunday, January 4, 2009 is the Bicentennial of the birth of Louie 
>> Braille, the most influential individual in the lives of the blind. 
>> Through the use of the raised-dot system of reading and writing that 
>> carries his name, the blind are able to gain literacy that cannot be 
>> accomplished by any other means.
>>    Since Braille's birthday falls on a Sunday, this is an excellent 
>> opportunity for those of us who participate in religious services to 
>> spread the word about Braille. In honor of Louie Braille's birthday, I 
>> will be reading the Daily Word at new life Unity Church in Tampa, Florida 
>> where I serve as Music Director. If you are a member of a church or 
>> synagogue, this is an awesome opportunity to vividly demonstrate the 
>> usefulness of Braille and help eradicate the myth that Braille is 
>> becoming antiquated by new technology. No technology can replace the 
>> literacy for the blind that is created by reading and writing Braille. No 
>> technology can replace Braille for serving as a reader of the Scriptures 
>> during services by the blind!
>>    It's not too late to ask your Rabbi or minister to let you read during 
>> service in honor of this wonderful occasion. If everyone who attends 
>> religious services this weekend would do this, tens of thousands of 
>> people would learn a valuable lesson about Braille literacy.
>>    If you are planning a Louie Braille bicentennial birthday celebration, 
>> please let us know what it is. Your plans may inspire another to do some 
>> small thing that will have a tremendous impact!
>>
>> fraternally yours,
>> Marion Gwizdala
>> President - National Association of Guide Dog Users
>> President - East Hillsborough Chapter (Tampa, Fla.)
>> National Federation of the Blind
>>
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