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<p>To whom it may concern;</p>
<p>Currently you are sending this to my place of employment. Could you also send to my home.
<a href="mailto:Cathybe88@yahoo.com">Cathybe88@yahoo.com</a> and <a href="mailto:Cathybe88@hotmail.com">
Cathybe88@hotmail.com</a>.</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>Cathy Elliott, Teacher to the Visually Impaired </p>
<p>Fontana Unified School District</p>
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<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, October 13, 2011 5:49 PM<br>
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<b>Subject:</b> [Pibe-division] Fwd: National Federation of the Blind Announces Second Teacher of Tomorrow Class<br>
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<font face="Helvetica, Helvetica">Director of Public Relations<br>
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<font face="Helvetica, Helvetica">National Federation of the Blind<br>
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<font face="Helvetica, Helvetica">(410) 659-9314, extension 2330<br>
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<font face="Helvetica, Helvetica">(410) 262-1281 (Cell)<br>
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<font face="Helvetica, Helvetica"><a href="mailto:cdanielsen@nfb.org" target="_blank">cdanielsen@nfb.org</a>
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<div align="center"><font size="4" face="Helvetica, Helvetica"><b>National Federation of the Blind Announces Second
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<font face="Helvetica, Helvetica"><b>Baltimore, Maryland (October 13, 2011):</b> The National Federation of the Blind (NFB), the oldest and largest organization of blind people, today announced the 2011 class for its
<a href="http://www.teachblindstudents.org/" target="_blank">NFB Teacher of Tomorrow program</a>. This program provides participants an opportunity to enhance their educational experience by learning about blindness from successful blind adults, parents of
blind children, and blind students. <br>
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<font face="Helvetica, Helvetica">Dr. Marc Maurer, President of the National Federation of the Blind, said: “We are pleased to welcome the 2011 class of this critically important program. Blind children today are facing many obstacles, a good many of them
due to the misinformation and stereotypes about blindness that abound in today’s society. The Teacher of Tomorrow program connects teachers of blind students with blind people, offering teachers an invaluable opportunity to learn about the true nature of
blindness. Together we can ensure that blind children are given the best education possible.”<br>
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<font face="Helvetica, Helvetica">The class of 2011 is as follows:<br>
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<li>Deborah Adams, Marshall University </li><li>Elizabeth Asher, Portland State University </li><li>Santosh Bommera, University of South Carolina </li><li>Channing Bond, Florida State University </li><li>Emily Coleman, Portland State University </li><li>Connie Craft, Louisiana Tech University </li><li>Susan Cranker, State University of New York–Potsdam </li><li>Michael Dickneite, Portland State University </li><li>Jodi Dowell, Marshall University </li><li>Tina Foster, Marshall University </li><li>Katie Godby, University of Louisville </li><li>Stacey Hildenbrand, University of Louisville </li><li>Jeannette Isaacson, Portland State University </li><li>Stacy Jena, Northern Illinois University </li><li>Christopher Kliks, Portland State University </li><li>Nancy Lentz, Salus University </li><li>Lisa Long, Portland State University </li><li><font face="Helvetica, Helvetica">Sheena Manuel, Louisiana Tech University</font>
</li><li>Sheila Martin, Portland State University </li><li>Shelley McCoy, Ohio State University </li><li>Bryan Moles, Northern Illinois University </li><li>Karlestrina Pettigrew, Salus University </li><li>Grace Quinones, Salus University </li><li>LaToya Shumate, North Carolina Central University </li><li>Theresa Smith, Salus University </li><li>Matthew Stewart, Marshall University </li></ol>
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<font face="Helvetica, Helvetica">One of the leading objectives of the Teacher of Tomorrow program is to share methods on how to discuss blindness with students and how to best encourage them to develop positive attitudes about blindness. This program also
exposes participants to the latest in instructional strategies, access technology, and countless blindness resources.<br>
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<font face="Helvetica, Helvetica">For more information about the Teacher of Tomorrow program, please contact Rosy Carranza by phone at (410) 659-9314, extension 2283, or by e-mail at
<a href="mailto:rcarranza@nfb.org" target="_blank">rcarranza@nfb.org</a>, or visit
<a href="http://www.teachblindstudents.org/" target="_blank">www.teachblindstudents.org</a>.
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<b>About the National Federation of the Blind<br>
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With more than 50,000 members, the National Federation of the Blind is the largest and most influential membership organization of blind people in the United States. The NFB improves blind people’s lives through advocacy, education, research, technology, and
programs encouraging independence and self-confidence. It is the leading force in the blindness field today and the voice of the nation's blind. In January 2004 the NFB opened the National Federation of the Blind Jernigan Institute, the first research and
training center in the United States for the blind led by the blind. </blockquote>
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