[Nd-talk] Fw: Give the gift of braille for World Braille Day

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Subject: Give the gift of braille for World Braille Day
Date: Wed, 04 Jan 2017 10:39:05 -0600


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Give the gift of braille

Give the gift of braille for World Braille Day

Today, January 4th is World Braille Day, an annual day of awareness to 
focus global attention on the importance of Braille Literacy. Braille 
always has been and always will be more than just a tool for blind 
individuals who use it. Braille represents competency, independence, 
and equality.
You could win a free BrailleNote Touch or Brailliant BI 32

To mark this important event, HumanWare encourages everyone to register 
someone you know who is visually impaired (or yourself) for a chance to 
win a brand new BrailleNote Touch, first and only Google certified 
Braille Tablet or a Brailliant BI 32 braille display.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER SOMEONE NOW 
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The winners will be announced on February 1st, 2017.

Did you know...


   * World Braille Day is celebrated annually on January 4th in honor 
of Louis Braille, the inventor of braille who was born on this day in 1809.

   * Approximately 285 million people worldwide live with low vision 
and blindness

   * Of these, 39 million people are blind and 246 million have 
moderate or severe visual impairment

   * 90% of blind people live in low-income countries

   * Yet 80% of visual impairment is avoidable - i.e. readily treatable 
and/or preventable

   * Restorations of sight, and blindness prevention strategies are 
among the most cost-effective interventions in health care

   * The number of people blind from infectious causes has greatly 
reduced in the past 20 years

   * An estimated 19 million children are visually impaired

   * About 65 % of all people who are visually impaired are aged 50 and 
older, while this age group comprises only 20% of the world’s population

   * Increasing elderly populations in many countries mean that more 
people will be at risk of age-related visual impairment.

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