[Ohio-Talk] Fwd: New Interactive Braille Workshops

[Maggie Stringer]

Hadley launches new interactive braille workshop
Since introduced more than 200 years ago, there have been many
misperceptions about braille, including it can take years to learn and is
exclusively a language for the blind. In fact, neither is true. Braille is
not a language, rather it is a system of writing that uses combinations of
raised dots to spell letters and numbers and is used both by people who are
blind as well as those with varying levels of vision loss.

Who is Hadley?
Hadley, a non-profit organization, is a leader in distance and online
learning for visually impaired adults from all 50 states in the U.S. and
more than 100 countries, and is the world’s largest braille educator.
Founded in 1920 as a correspondence school providing braille lessons by
mail, today Hadley offers workshops on hundreds of topics and connects
users to live experts through its new learning hub, Hadley.edu, which was
built on months of research and based on the needs, wants and desires of
visually impaired adults. All at no cost.

What is the new interactive braille workshop?
Hadley recently launched Braille for Everyday Use, a series of interactive
workshops that includes a workbook mailed to users homes and accompanying
audio instruction available by phone or online.

With advances in technology and assistive devices, many with vision loss
can now read documents and browse the internet. Screen reading software
makes computers, cell phones and other electronic devices accessible. Yet
more people with vision loss are embracing braille for its ease and
practicability assisting in daily routines, including identifying buttons
in an elevator, labeling a pill bottle, or figuring out which public
restrooms are for men or women.

How can you enroll in Hadley’s free Braille for Everyday Use workshop?

To enroll in Hadley’s free Braille for Everyday Use workshop series,
call 1-800-323-4238 or order online.
For more information on Hadley’s array of online and distance learning
classes, workshops, live discussion groups and podcast visit:
www.hadley.edu


Maggie Stringer
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