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Federationists:<br><br>
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<a name="OLE_LINK8"></a>It is almost that time of year againthe time of
year when every Sneech, every Who, everyone wearing a Thneed, celebrates
Seuss because they love to READ!<br><br>
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Any time reading is being celebrated, you know that we will be there
proclaiming our love of Braille! The National Education Association
celebrates Read Across America Day on Dr. Seuss’ birthday every year.
March 2, Dr. Seuss’s birthday, falls on a Sunday this year, so the
festivities will take place on Monday, March 3 in schools and libraries
around the country. As usual, the NFB will be joining the celebration of
children’s literacy by emphasizing the importance of Braille. We need
your help to get the message out to the world that we love
Braille!<br><br>
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You can join in the Read Across America fun and help spread the good news
about Braille starting today by doing the following:<br>
1. Help your affiliate organize a Read
Across America Day birthday party for Dr. Seuss. We will be sharing party
and activity ideas with affiliate leaders very soon.<br>
2.
<a href="https://nfb.org/readacrossamericavideouploadform">Send in
pictures</a> of you or your child reading a Braille book near landmarks
or other identifiable places. We want to show the world that blind people
read Braille across America by showcasing pictures of Braille readers at
famous landmarks. Whether it’s by the Statue of Liberty, Gateway Arch,
the Rocky Mountains, a saguaro cactus, the Grand Canyon, Disneyland,
Epcot Center, or even a Route 66 signlet’s show the world that Braille
readers are everywhere! Chosen pictures will be posted on
<a href="http://www.nfb.org/">nfb.org</a>, on the
<a href="http://www.facebook.com/NationalFederationoftheBlind?ref=ts&fref=ts">
NFB’s Facebook page</a>, and tweeted by
<a href="https://twitter.com/nfb_voice">@NFB_Voice</a>.<br>
3.
<a href="https://nfb.org/readacrossamericavideouploadform">Send us a
video</a> of you or your child reading Braille or showing how you will
celebrate Dr. Seuss’s birthday. A selection of the submitted videos will
be posted on Facebook, the
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/nationsblind">NFB’s YouTube channel</a>,
and tweeted by <a href="https://twitter.com/nfb_voice">@NFB_Voice</a>.
For a fabulous example of a video, check out
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nNBMnAqSeo">this example</a>,
submitted by Josey and Angel (one Braille reader and one print
reader).Have fun, get creative, and show the world why you love
Braille!<br><br>
On March 3, Read Across America Day, help spread the message that Braille
rocks by:<br>
1. READING Dr. Seuss! This is what this day
is all about. You can find Dr. Seuss books in Braille online to download
at <a href="http://www.bookshare.org">Bookshare</a> or from
<a href="http://www.loc.gov/cgi-bin/zgate.nls?ACTION=INIT&FORM_HOST_PORT=/prod/www/data/nls/catalog/index.html,z3950.loc.gov,7490&CI=151238">
NLS</a>, and you can find hardcopy Braille books at
<a href="http://www.nbp.org/ic/nbp/publications/all_books.html">National
Braille Press</a>.<br>
2. Read with a child. Volunteer to read a
story or two to children at a school. Read with your own children. Or
read with a young friend. <br>
3. Tell us about what you are reading.
Whether you are reading Dr. Seuss or something else, we still want to
hear about it. Post about it on Facebook and Twitter using the hashtags
#Braille and #NEAReads (the official Read Across America hashtag). You
can talk about what you are reading, suggest books, ask for suggestions,
or post about why you love Braille and why it is important, or about
anything else. We want to hear from you!<br><br>
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March 3, Braille must be a part of the conversation. <br><br>
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"You're never too old, too wacky, too wild, to pick up a book and
read with a child." <br><br>
--Dr. Seuss <br><br>
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If you have questions about the NFB’s participation in Read Across
America, please be in touch.<br><br>
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Liz Spann <br><br>
Education Program Specialist<br><br>
Jernigan Institute<br><br>
NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND<br><br>
200 E. Wells Street<br><br>
at Jernigan Place.<br><br>
Baltimore, MD 21230<br><br>
Email: <a href="mailto:espann@nfb.org">espann@nfb.org</a><br><br>
Phone: 410-659-9314, extension 2418<br><br>
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