[nfbmi-talk] Fw: National Federation of the Blind Announces Winnersof 2011 Onkyo Braille Essay Contest

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I agree. Congratulations are certainly in order here!

Joe
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mary Ann Robinson" <brightsmile1953 at comcast.net>
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Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2011 10:46 PM
Subject: [nfbmi-talk] Fw: National Federation of the Blind Announces 
Winnersof 2011 Onkyo Braille Essay Contest


> Congrats J.J.
>
> Mary Ann Robinson
>
>
> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
> CONTACT:
> Chris Danielsen
> Director of Public Relations
> National Federation of the Blind
> (410) 659-9314, extension 2330
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>
> National Federation of the Blind Announces Winners
> of 2011 Onkyo Braille Essay Contest
> Competition Encourages Braille Usage Among the Blind
> Baltimore, Maryland (December 14 , 2011): The National Federation of the 
> Blind (NFB), the oldest and largest organization of blind people in the 
> United States, is proud to announce the winners of the 2011 Onkyo Braille 
> Essay Contest.  The NFB administered the Onkyo Braille Literacy Essay 
> Contest in the U.S. on behalf of the North American/Caribbean Region of 
> the World Blind Union.  The essay contest, sponsored by Onkyo Corporation, 
> a Japanese consumer electronics manufacturer, and the Braille Mainichi, 
> part of the Mainichi Newspaper Company in Japan, was created to promote 
> Braille literacy and to encourage the sharing of social and cultural 
> information among blind and visually impaired persons.
>
> The essays were required to be written in Braille and to pertain either to 
> how the individual gains knowledge or independence through Braille or to 
> an individual concept about world peace from the viewpoint of persons with 
> disabilities.  There were two groups of competitors: a junior category for 
> persons up to age twenty-five and a senior category for persons over age 
> twenty-six.  Each winner received a substantial cash prize, a plaque, and 
> other gifts from the Onkyo Corporation.
>
> Dr. Marc Maurer, President of the National Federation of the Blind, said: 
> "We are very pleased to have been a part of this important contest.  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, however, only about 10 
> percent of blind children in the United States are learning it.  We 
> congratulate the contest winners and commend them for demonstrating the 
> impact Braille has had on their lives through their essays and also for 
> raising awareness of the importance of Braille literacy throughout their 
> everyday lives."
>
> The seven winners from the North America/Caribbean Region were as follows:
>
> OOTSUKI PRIZE
> Kim Kilpatrick, Ottawa, Canada
>
> EXCELLENT WORK AWARD, SENIOR
> Allison O'Day, Minnesota, USA
>
> FINE WORK AWARDS, SENIOR
> Lori Miller, Indiana, USA
> Jason Meddaugh, Michigan, USA
> Khadija Mohamedbhai, Ottawa, Canada
>
> EXCELLENT WORK AWARD, JUNIOR
> Hanna Chadwick-Dias, California, USA
>
> FINE WORK AWARD, JUNIOR
> Brittany Stovall, Missouri, USA
>
>
> The NFB encouraged all countries in the North America Caribbean Region to 
> participate in the Onkyo Braille Essay Contest.  Essays were submitted 
> from the United States and Canada.
>
> For more information about the National Federation of the Blind, please 
> visit www.nfb.org.
>
> ###
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