[Pibe-division] how sign up blind student to nfb "Braille ReadersAre Leaders" contest

Sun Oct 21 20:47:59 UTC 2012

Krystal:
Excellent and important question. I have come to learn that predicting the timing of technology development isn’t as easy as one might guess. My hope is that we will be launching the web site in the late November early December time frame. Not too far off.

All the best,
Natalie

From: Pibe-division [mailto:pibe-division-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Krystal Guillory
Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2012 10:25 AM
To: Professionals in Blindness Education Division List
Subject: Re: [Pibe-division] how sign up blind student to nfb "Braille ReadersAre Leaders" contest

What us the target date for the program to launch, Natalie?

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On Oct 21, 2012, at 7:24 AM, "Shaheen, Natalie" <NShaheen at nfb.org<mailto:NShaheen at nfb.org>> wrote:
Fellow Educators:
I apologize for my tardiness on getting to this particular conversation. This year the NFBJI is expanding the Braille Readers Are leaders program to be an all year full literacy experience. That is to say, students will have an opportunity to enjoy and learn in both reading and writing. They will also have an opportunity to connect with blind students across the country around Braille, something that they’ve previously not been able to do through the program. Below is the blurb from the web site about the expansion of Braille Readers Are Leader to Braille Readers Are leaders 360 (BRL360).

This year marks the 30th anniversary of the K-12 Braille Readers Are Leaders program. To celebrate 30 years of success, later this fall we will be expanding the program and launching Braille Readers Are Leaders 360: A Community of 21st Century Braille Readers—the first-ever accessible online community for children who read Braille! The Braille Readers Are Leaders 360 (BRL360) online community will provide a safe place online where Braille readers in kindergarten through twelfth grade can share their literacy experience through: online discussions about their favorite books, book trailers, live author chats, videos of themselves reading Braille, and much more! Continuing with the Braille Readers Are Leaders mission, BRL360 will promote a pride in Braille and a joy of reading among blind children all year long. Stay tuned for more information about the expansion of our K-12 Braille Readers Are Leaders program. Contact us with your questions at: BRL360 at nfb.org<mailto:BRL360 at nfb.org> or 410-659-9314, extension 2418.

I look forward to your students’ participation in BRL360. There have been conversations that our parents division may offer something along the lines of the traditional contest this year. Carlton Walker could speak more to that.
Braille rocks!
Natalie Shaheen

Natalie L. Shaheen, MEd
Director of Education
Jernigan Institute
NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND
200 E. Wells Street
at Jernigan Place.
Baltimore, MD 21230
Email: nshaheen at nfb.org<mailto:nshaheen at nfb.org>
Phone: (410) 659-9314 x2293
Twitter: @nlshaheen
Fax: (410) 659-5129
Visit: www.nfb.org<http://www.nfb.org/>
"If they do not learn the way you teach, teach the way they learn" --Anonymous

From: Pibe-division [mailto:pibe-division-bounces at nfbnet.org]<mailto:[mailto:pibe-division-bounces at nfbnet.org]> On Behalf Of Mary Donahue
Sent: Friday, October 19, 2012 5:03 AM
To: 'Professionals in Blindness Education Division List'
Subject: Re: [Pibe-division] how sign up blind student to nfb "Braille ReadersAre Leaders" contest

Hello Mary Jo, Mary Ann, and everyone,

You can also register the student at the following Web site:
http://www.nfb.org/bral (for Braille Readers Are Leaders). There is a “Student Contest” link which you may click, and then a registration link. The forms are pretty easy to fill out. I hope this helps.

Mary Donahue, Adult Contest Participant

From: Pibe-division [mailto:pibe-division-bounces at nfbnet.org]<mailto:[mailto:pibe-division-bounces at nfbnet.org]> On Behalf Of mary jo hartle
Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2012 4:40 PM
To: 'Professionals in Blindness Education Division List'
Subject: Re: [Pibe-division] how sign up blind student to nfb "Braille ReadersAre Leaders" contest

HI,
            You should contact Natalie Shaheen at the NFB Jernigan Institute.  Her email is nshaheen at nfb.org<mailto:nshaheen at nfb.org> or you can call 410-659-9134 ext. 2293.  .  I am pretty sure too that there is a website where you will be able to register, but I don’t know the address or when the registration period ends.  You may want to just go to www.nfb.org<http://www.nfb.org/> and look around for a link that talks about the contest.
Mary JO Hartle

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From: Pibe-division [mailto:pibe-division-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Sara Rooz
Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2012 5:32 PM
To: pibe-division at nfbnet.org<mailto:pibe-division at nfbnet.org>
Subject: [Pibe-division] how sign up blind student to nfb "Braille ReadersAre Leaders" contest

HI:
I am a blind certified tvi teaching a blind student this year. Can a tvi or other individual inform me I can enroll my blind student in the nfb "Braille Readers are Leaders" contest  which is sponsored by nfb. My student is an avid Braille reader. Thanks for any assistance any individual can provide me with.
Sara Rooz
Certified
 tvi in NYc
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