[Ohio-talk] Fw: [NFBAffiliatePresidents] SummerOpportunityforAffiliates

Sun Jan 18 19:41:41 UTC 2009

Because it will take an enormous amount of time and effort and particular 
expertise.

The person best suited to do so does not have the time now and if we were to 
do something like this we'd want to do it right.

Dr. Smith

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Spangler" <spangler.robert at gmail.com>
To: "NFB of Ohio Announcement and Discussion List" <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, January 17, 2009 8:35 PM
Subject: Re: [Ohio-talk] Fw: [NFBAffiliatePresidents] 
SummerOpportunityforAffiliates

> Why not?
>
>
> Dr. Smith wrote:
>>
>> Don't worry about it because we can't do it now anyway.
>>
>> JW
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wanda Sloan" 
>> <wandasloan1 at earthlink.net>
>> To: "NFB of Ohio Announcement and Discussion List" <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Saturday, January 17, 2009 5:46 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Ohio-talk] Fw: [NFBAffiliatePresidents] Summer 
>> OpportunityforAffiliates
>>
>>
>>> I would be interested in this opportunity.
>>> Tell me more.
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dr. Smith" <jwsmithnfb at verizon.net>
>>> To: "NFB of Ohio Announcement and Discussion List" 
>>> <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2009 7:31 PM
>>> Subject: [Ohio-talk] Fw: [NFBAffiliatePresidents] Summer Opportunity
>>> forAffiliates
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I may have missed this one in all of the Holiday hustle but read on and 
>>> tell
>>> me if there is interest and thoughts about this opportunity.
>>>
>>> I had received a few calls regarding this and at first I wasn't quite 
>>> sure
>>> what they were referring to but now it is clear and I'd like your 
>>> feedback
>>> on this one ok?
>>>
>>> JW
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Riccobono, Mark" 
>>> <MRiccobono at nfb.org>
>>> To: <nfbaffiliatepresidents at nfbnet.org>
>>> Cc: "Thorpe, Mary Jo" <MThorpe at nfb.org>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2009 10:54 AM
>>> Subject: [NFBAffiliatePresidents] Summer Opportunity for Affiliates
>>>
>>>
>>>> Dear Affiliate Presidents,
>>>>
>>>> Happy 2009 to each of you.  I wanted to make sure you received the 
>>>> below
>>>> information from the NFB Jernigan Institute.  It was sent out just
>>>> before the holidays last month.  This is a unique opportunity to see if
>>>> we can deliver Jernigan Institute programming through our affiliates 
>>>> and
>>>> to promote better instruction in Braille.  If you have questions about
>>>> the below information, please contact Mary Jo Thorpe in the Institute's
>>>> Education Team.  Please note that we need to hear from interested
>>>> Affiliates fairly soon.
>>>>
>>>> Warmest regards,
>>>> Mark Riccobono
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Braille Enrichment for Literacy and Nonvisual Learning
>>>>
>>>> 2009 NFB BELL Summer Program
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Looking for an exciting new idea to promote Braille literacy in your
>>>> state?  The NFB Jernigan Institute has established the Braille
>>>> Enrichment through Literacy and Nonvisual Learning (BELL) program as a
>>>> demonstration program to help provide intensive Braille instruction to
>>>> low vision children during the summer months.  This pilot program will
>>>> be modeled after the 2007 BELL Program led by the NFB of Maryland state
>>>> affiliate. The NFB Jernigan Institute plans to expand this program into
>>>> two additional states during the summer of 2009.  We invite your state
>>>> to apply to be one of these new sites.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Selected states will host the Institute's BELL Core team during the two
>>>> weeks of their program. BELL Core Team members will facilitate a 
>>>> variety
>>>> of fun, hands-on lessons ranging from group activities to one-on-one
>>>> instruction to help teach Braille to low vision students.  Selected
>>>> states will be responsible for handling all logistical arrangements for
>>>> their program, including recruitment and registration of children,
>>>> funding, and site arrangements.  States will work with the NFB Jernigan
>>>> Institute beginning in the spring of 2009 to coordinate these efforts.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Details of the Program
>>>>
>>>> This program is designed to provide children ages four through twelve
>>>> with two weeks of intense Braille instruction through fun, hands-on
>>>> learning and activities, led by the NFB BELL Core Team.  This program
>>>> will target those children with low vision who otherwise do not receive
>>>> Braille instruction because of their residual sight.  The program is
>>>> designed to run Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. In
>>>> addition to crafts, games, and other engaging projects, children may
>>>> also enjoy field trips to sites related to the Braille instruction
>>>> curriculum.  A parent piece will also accompany the program wherein
>>>> parents will learn strategies to support their child in the learning 
>>>> and
>>>> use of Braille.  Parents will also gain valuable information to aid 
>>>> them
>>>> in the empowerment of their child as they interact with other parents 
>>>> of
>>>> blind children, and successful blind adults.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Dates of the Program
>>>>
>>>> States will indicate on their application the time period of their
>>>> choice.  The Jernigan Institute will then coordinate these preferences
>>>> with the availability of the BELL Core Team.
>>>>
>>>> Dates include:
>>>>
>>>> * June 15-26, 2009
>>>> * July 13-24, 2009
>>>> * August 3-14, 2009 (reserved for Maryland)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Expectations for Selected States
>>>>
>>>> * Establish a state team which will consist of the state
>>>> coordinator and a teacher of the blind.  These individuals will work
>>>> with the NFB Jernigan Institute to develop their program and coordinate
>>>> program logistics. The BELL Core team will then aid the state team and
>>>> provide the instruction during program implementation.
>>>> * Be able to implement a two-week daytime program for low vision
>>>> children between the ages of four through twelve
>>>> * Be able to meet logistical needs of the two-week program
>>>> including funding, meeting space, recruitment and registration of
>>>> participants, volunteers, and obtainment of materials
>>>> * Advertise and recruit student participants
>>>> * Recruit volunteers, including individuals who can assist with
>>>> the parent sessions as well as the children's activities
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> How to Apply
>>>>
>>>> Interested states should submit an application to the NFB Jernigan
>>>> Institute by February 1, 2009.  Applications will also need to have a
>>>> state president's signature to show support from the affiliate.
>>>> Applications and further information can be found online at www.nfb.org
>>>> <http://www.nfb.org/> /nfb/Bell_Program_2009.asp.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Q&A Teleconferences
>>>>
>>>> In order to answer any questions and provide interested states the
>>>> opportunity to learn more about this program, two teleconferences have
>>>> been scheduled for the following dates:
>>>>
>>>> * Monday, January 12, 2009, at 8:30-9:30 p.m. EST
>>>> * Wednesday, January 14, 2009, at 8:30-9:30 p.m. EST
>>>>
>>>> Please call: (800) 264-8432 Code: 714549
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> If you have further questions, please visit the Web site, or contact
>>>> Mary Jo Thorpe at the NFB Jernigan Institute at (410) 659-9314, ext.
>>>> 2407, or by e-mail at MTHORPE at nfb.org <mailto:MTHORPE at nfb.org> .
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Mary Jo Thorpe
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Mary Jo Thorpe, MEd, NOMC
>>>>
>>>> Education Program Specialist
>>>>
>>>> Jernigan Institute
>>>> NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND
>>>> 1800 Johnson St.
>>>> Baltimore, MD 21230
>>>> Phone: (410)659-9314 ext. 2407
>>>> Email: MTHORPE at nfb.org <mailto:MTHORPE at nfb.org>
>>>> Visit www.nfb.org <http://www.nfb.org/>
>>>>
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