[Nfbmo] Urgent Action NeededRegarding Braille Instruction for Blind Students

Shelia Wright sbwright95 at att.net
Fri Apr 20 23:14:29 UTC 2012



-----Original Message-----
From: Gary Wunder [mailto:gwunder at earthlink.net] 
Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2012 3:33 PM
To: Shelia; Shelia Wright
Subject: [NFBAffiliatePresidents] Legislative Alert - Urgent Action
NeededRegarding Braille Instruction for Blind Students

Can you put on NFBMO and leaders please?



 ---- Original Message ------
From: "Wilson, Joanne" <JWilson at nfb.org
Subject: [NFBAffiliatePresidents] Legislative Alert - Urgent 
Action NeededRegarding Braille Instruction for Blind Students
Date sent: Thu, 19 Apr 2012 13:13:20 -0700

The following message is from Jesse Hartle (jhartle at nfb.org).

Fellow Federationists:

I am writing to inform you of a Dear Colleague letter that was 
circulated yesterday by Senators Murray, Boozman, and Harkin 
related to the instruction of Braille for blind students.

We have been working with Senator Murray on this issue, and are 
excited that the letter was released for other Senators to sign 
onto in support.  As you know many blind students are not 
receiving Braille instruction today, despite the language 
contained in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 
(IDEA), which states that Braille will be the primary reading 
media for blind students.  Senator Murray will hold her letter 
open through Friday, April 27, for other senators to sign onto, 
and then she will send the letter to the Secretary of Education 
Arne Duncan.

Attached is a copy of the Dear Colleague letter that was 
circulated.  We are asking you to contact your senators and urge 
them to join with Senators Murray and Boozman in support of 
instruction of Braille for blind students.  Also attached is a 
state-by-state list of contacts for this issue.  Please note that 
Republican offices should contact Ian Prince in Senator Boozman's 
office, while Democrats should be directed to Jake Cornett in 
Senator Murray's office.  We are pleased that Chairman Harkin of 
the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, 
and Senator Mikulski of Maryland have already joined as cosigners 
of the Dear Colleague letter.

Please contact me with any questions you may have.  Thank you all 
in advance for your work on this important issue for blind 
students.

Jesse

Jesse Hartle
National Federation of the Blind
Government Programs Specialist
Phone: 410-659-9314, Ext.  2233
Email: jhartle at nfb.org


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