[nagdu] Louie Braille's Birthday

[Pickrell, Rebecca M. (TASCSD)]

Linda, mind sharing the link? 
Thank you. 

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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


> 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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