[Ohio-talk] braille workshops offered at state convention
Marianne Denning
marianne at denningweb.com
Wed Oct 28 16:46:10 UTC 2015
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On Wed, Oct 28, 2015 at 12:40 PM, Debra Baker via Ohio-talk <
ohio-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Dear friends,
>
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> Marianne Denning and I will conduct two workshops relevant to Braille on
> Friday, November 20, during NFBO convention. One will address highlights
> of
> the January, 2016 transition to the UEB (Unified English Braille) code.
> The other will be an introduction to Braille, content to be very basic.
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> We will be distributing handouts for each workshop. Workshops will be
> offered twice, each to last approximately one and a half hours. We realize
> that, in each hour and a half time block, we will speak to a mixture of
> participants-some desiring to learn more about UEB and others to have a
> basic introduction to Braille. Therefore, Marianne and I have discussed
> the
> probability of dividing the entire group for each time block into two
> groups
> respectively-those learning UEB and those learning intro to Braille.
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> We are asking that, if you even think you might attend a Braille workshop
> on
> Friday, please notify me, Debbie Baker, as soon as possible. Please do not
> reply to this email. You may notify me, (off list, only, please,
> bakerdebra53 at gmail.com. If you do not have access to a computer, you may
> call me at (937) 471-5193. Marianne and I would like an approximate
> participant count in order to emboss enough handouts. Of course we will
> probably have a few extras, but if we have a count ahead of time, you are
> less likely to feel excluded from our workshop content.
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> Please remember that the other workshops that are offered during the same
> blocks of time in the agenda are IOS devices, Windows 10 and the NFB
> Structured Discovery method of orientation. Each of these workshops will
> be
> offered twice on Friday.
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> Thank you for your attention to this email and for your timely responses.
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> Cordially,
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> Debbie Baker and Marianne Denning
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Marianne Denning, TVI, MA
Teacher of students who are blind or visually impaired
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