[nfbmi-talk] National Federation of the Blind to Light Up Times Square to Promote Braille Literacy

Mary Ann Rojek brightsmile1953 at comcast.net
Wed Dec 24 01:09:35 UTC 2008


Subject: National Federation of the Blind to Light Up Times Square

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

CONTACT:

Chris Danielsen

Public Relations Specialist

National Federation of the Blind

(410) 659-9314, ext. 2330

(410) 262-1281 (Cell)

cdanielsen at nfb.org

 

National Federation of the Blind to Light Up Times Square




NFB Braille Literacy Video Will be Shown at 42nd Street

 

Baltimore, Maryland (December 23, 2008): The National Federation of the Blind, the oldest and largest organization of blind people in the United States, will premiere a video promoting Braille Literacy in Times Square in New York City beginning today.  The video will appear once an hour for ten days, airing on a large screen on 42nd Street between 7th and 8th Avenues.

 

Dr. Marc Maurer, President of the National Federation of the Blind, said: "We are pleased to show a video of such importance in one of the largest venues in the world.  There can be no doubt that the ability to read and write Braille competently and efficiently is the key to education, employment, and success for the blind.  Despite the undisputed value of Braille, only about 10 percent of blind children in the United States are currently learning it.  This video will announce the need for equal opportunities in education and employment for the entire nation's blind to a countless number of people over the next ten days and will work toward our ultimate goal of reversing the downward trend in Braille literacy."

 

 





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