[Pibe-division] SUBJECT: This will influence teachers of the blind

[Edward Bell]

Hello,

The team at the Professional Development and Research Institute on Blindness 
at
Louisiana Tech University needs your help promoting our newest resource for
educators, prospective teachers, employers, and anyone who works with blind
kids and adults.



This new resource features:



* The latest research on blindness to help you to better answer questions
from educators and the general public, which will improve the opportunities
available for blind students and professionals;



* Methods for teaching braille and cane travel that will increase the
effectiveness of instruction, allowing blind people to lead active, truly
independent lives;



* Philosophy-rich speeches and articles leading the public to see blind
people as equal participants in their training, education and employment;



* Perspectives from current students and alumni about why they find it
rewarding to teach blind students and adults, encouraging others to join the
growing profession; and



* Interviews with experienced professionals, which will create nationwide
networking opportunities for teachers of the blind that will foster
collaboration on the latest, research-based instructional methods.



The new resource, the Blog on Blindness, is available at:

http://www.pdrib.com/blog/



We are asking that you please subscribe to the blog via RSS or e-mail and
fan us on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/PDRIB210). Then, as we add new
posts, please share them with your social networks, teachers, and friends.



If you have questions or suggestions, please contact Corbb O'Connor, who is
coordinating the blog efforts, at corbb at oconsultinggroup.com



Thank you for helping us recruit future students and changing how the
education system perceives blind students!



Edward C. Bell, Ph.D., CRC, NOMC



Director, Professional Development and Research

Institute on Blindness

www.latech.edu/instituteonblindness



Louisiana Tech University

210 Woodard Hall

PO Box 3158

Ruston LA  71272

Office: 318.257.4554

Fax: 318.257.2259 (Fax)

ebell at latech.edu




Edward C. Bell, Ph.D., CRC, NOMC

REGISTER TO TAKE THE NATIONAL CERTIFICATION IN LITERARY BRAILLE (NCLB) Exam
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Director, Professional Development and Research
Institute on Blindness
Louisiana Tech University
210 Woodard Hall
PO Box 3158
Ruston LA  71272
Office: 318.257.4554
Fax: 318.257.2259 (Fax)
Skype: edwardbell2010
ebell at latech.edu
www.latech.edu/instituteonblindness
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brain than in the near certainty that people of equal talent have lived and
died in cotton fields and sweatshops."
-- Stephen Jay Gould