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<h1><font face="Calibri" size=5 color="#365F91"><b>Dear
Colleague:<br><br>
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Because of your demonstrated interest in Braille, we are forwarding an
announcement of the first international seminar devoted entirely to
Braille. We would like to encourage you to submit an abstract for
presentation. Please note that the deadline for submissions has been
extended to February 1, 2010.<br><br>
<br>
<div align="center">Research in the Rockies: Research <?xml:namespace
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/>Summit on Braille Reading and Writing<br><br>
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June 10-12, 2010, Denver, Colorado at the Denver Marriott City
Center<br><br>
<br>
Call for Papers<br><br>
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<h2><font face="Calibri" size=4 color="#4F81BD"><b>Sponsored
by<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns =
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/></i></b></font></h2><font face="Cambria" size=2>National Center for
Severe and Sensory Disabilities (NCSSD) <br>
Bresnahan-Halstead Center on Disabilities<br>
The National Federation of the Blind (NFB) Jernigan Institute<br><br>
</font><h2><font face="Calibri" size=4 color="#4F81BD"><b>Purpose:</b>
</font></h2><font face="Cambria">The purpose of this conference is to
explore current and emerging research from a wide range of disciplines
that pertains to Braille reading and writing.<br><br>
</font><h2><font face="Calibri" size=4 color="#4F81BD"><b>Call-for-Papers
Submission
Guidelines:</b></font></h2><i>§<font size=2>
</font>Submit 250-word
abstract online at:
</i><a href="http://www.unco.edu/ncssd"><font face="Cambria">
www.unco.edu/ncssd</a><br><br>
</font><i>§<font size=2>
</font>Submission deadline has been extended to February 1<b>, 2010</b>
<br><br>
§<font size=2>
</font>***Anything submitted after midnight on February 1, 2010 will not
be accepted***<br><br>
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</font><font face="Cambria">Presentation formats: <br><br>
a.</font><font size=2>
</font><font face="Cambria">Research paper presentation (20
minutes)<br><br>
b.</font><font size=2>
</font><font face="Cambria">Panel (minimum 60 minutes)<br><br>
c.</font><font size=2>
</font><font face="Cambria">Poster (posters will be presented in
roundtable sessions)<br><br>
</font><b>§<font size=2>
</font>If you have problems with the online submission form, please
contact:
</b><a href="mailto:ncssd@unco.edu"><font face="Cambria">
ncssd@unco.edu</a><br><br>
</font><b>§<font size=2>
</b></font><font face="Cambria">Please note that any handout material
must be made available in Braille, large print, and electronic formats.
Provide explanations for all PowerPoint presentations.<br><br>
</font><h2><font face="Calibri" size=4 color="#4F81BD"><b>Proposals
Invited from:</b></font></h2><font face="Cambria">Cognitive scientists,
linguists, educators, rehabilitation specialists, neurologists,
sociologists and experimental psychologists, researchers in haptic and
tactile perception, demographers, occupational therapists, and
others<br>
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A. Judith Chwalow, DrPH<br><br>
Director of Research, Jernigan Institute<br><br>
National Federation of the Blind<br><br>
200 East Wells Street<br><br>
Jernigan Place<br><br>
Baltimore, MD 21230<br><br>
<br><br>
410 659 9314 x 2404<br><br>
FAX: 410 659 5129<br><br>
jchwalow@NFB.org<br>
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