[NFBofSC] Free Slate and Stylus Program

[Jennifer Bazer]

Free Slate and Stylus Program


The National Federation of the Blind will distribute a plastic, four-line,
twenty-eight cell slate along with a saddle stylus to those that need them.
That includes those that are blind and low vision who know Braille or want
to learn Braille.  

The slate and stylus have long been and continue to be valuable tools for
writing Braille, which is vital to literacy for the blind. It is the only
Braille-writing device that has the same portability, flexibility, and
affordability as a pen and pencil. From labeling your canned goods to
jotting down a phone number, the uses and advantages of the slate and stylus
for the blind are as varied as those of a pen and pencil for the sighted.


Application Information


Please visit our  <http://freeslates.nfb.org/> free slate and stylus program
online application to request your slate and stylus.

Or complete the
<https://nfb.org/images/nfb/documents/pdf/free-slate-application.pdf> free
slate and stylus program application (accessible PDF) and mail it to:

Free Slate and Stylus Program
National Federation of the Blind
200 East Wells Street at Jernigan Place
Baltimore, MD 21230


Eligibility


Any blind individual in the fifty states, the District of Columbia, and
Puerto Rico can request a slate and stylus for their personal use. Requests
can be made as often as once per year.


More Information


If you are not sure how to use a slate and stylus, please read the
<https://nfb.org/images/nfb/publications/fr/fr5/frfa0112.htm>
<https://nfb.org/images/nfb/publications/fr/fr25/fr07spr18.htm> "Parents
Guide to the Slate and Stylus" or
<https://nfb.org/images/nfb/publications/fr/fr28/fr280118.htm> "Writing with
a Slate and Stylus is Easy," both of which were featured in our
<https://nfb.org/resources/publications-and-media/future-reflections> Future
Reflections magazine. You can also purchase The Slate Book from the National
Federation of the Blind
<https://nfb.org/programs-services/independence-market> Independence Market.
For more information regarding our free slate and stylus program, please
email us at  <mailto:nfb at nfb.org> nfb at nfb.org.

 

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