[NFBofSC] Help the Braille Literacy Committee "Crack the Code!"

[Melinda Jones]

I’m looking forward to it!

Melinda Jones
National Federation of the blind of South Carolina
“ alone we can do so little, together we can do so much”. Helen Keller


On Mon, Aug 11, 2025 at 09:08 Jamie Allison via NFBofSC <nfbofsc at nfbnet.org>
wrote:

> Hello, everyone! This announcement is for  everyone, the tall and the
> small, who are attending the state convention in just a few days!
>
> We're inviting every participant to "crack the code" with us! Please find
> one of our lovely Braille literacy committee members (a list is below) on
> Thursday, Friday, or Saturday morning before the first session and ask them
> for a "code word". They will give you a Braille alphabet card with an added
> word in Braille. Read (decode) the word, remember it, and hold onto your
> card. Next, listen closely during sessions. At various times, one of these
> special "code words" will be randomly drawn. If the code word is on
> your card and you are in the room when the word is announced, present your
> card to win a small prize! If you are already a Braille reader, this should
> be easy-peasy! If you're sighted, you can use the alphabet guide on the
> card to decode your word either visually (by comparing the dot patterns) or
> better yet, close your eyes or don a pair of learning shades and try to do
> it by touch! You may also find a Braille-reading convention attendee to
> help you if you get stuck on a letter.
> Please see one of these ladies to pick up your code word! We should be
> fairly easy to find!
> Jamie Allison
> Shelley Coppel
> Tracy Spittle
> Lenora Robertson
> Linda Dizzley
> We hope that everyone who attends will participate, and hey, who doesn't
> love a prize? We hope to hear your voices this weekend asking for your
> "code word!"
>
> --
> Jamie R. Allison, MAAA
> She/her/hers
> Chapter President, NFB of SC Cherokee Chapter
> Teacher of the Visually Impaired/Teacher of Nonvisual Skills
> Braille Transcriber In Training
>
>
> With love, hope, and determination we, in the National Federation of the
> Blind, will turn our dreams into reality!
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