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<DIV>Share the news both far and wide, <BR>Tell friends and colleagues on every
side! <BR><BR>The National Reading Media Assessment (NRMA) is live online and
ready for teachers in the field to use! This research-based, standardized
assessment tool determines whether each child who is assessed should be taught
Braille, print, or both. Thorough yet time-efficient, teachers can complete,
save, and print assessments using this secure site. To begin an assessment or
for more information, please visit <A
href="http://www.nfbnrma.org/">www.NFBNRMA.org</A>. Contact us with your
questions and comments on the feedback page at <A
href="http://www.nfbnrma.org/">www.NFBNRMA.org</A>, or by calling (410)
659-9314, extension 2529. <BR><BR>Dr. Jessica Ewell, Project Coordinator
<BR>Department of Education <BR>the Jernigan Institute <BR>National Federation
of the Blind <BR>Tel: (410) 659-9314 ext. 2529 <BR>E-mail: <A
href="mailto:jvewell@nfb.org">jvewell@nfb.org</A>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Edward C. Bell, Ph.D., CRC, NOMC</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>REGISTER TO TAKE THE NATIONAL CERTIFICATION IN
LITERARY BRAILLE (NCLB) Exam <BR><A
href="http://www.nbpcb.org/pages/announcements.php">http://www.nbpcb.org/pages/announcements.php</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Director, Professional Development and
Research<BR>Institute on Blindness<BR>Louisiana Tech University<BR>210 Woodard
Hall<BR>PO Box 3158<BR>Ruston LA 71272<BR>Office: 318.257.4554 <BR>Fax:
318.257.2259 (Fax)<BR>Skype: edwardbell2010<BR><A
href="mailto:ebell@latech.edu">ebell@latech.edu</A><BR><A
href="http://www.latech.edu/instituteonblindness">www.latech.edu/instituteonblindness</A><BR>********************<BR>"I
am somehow less interested in the weight and convolutions of Einstein's brain
than in the near certainty that people of equal talent have lived and died in
cotton fields and sweatshops." <BR>-- Stephen Jay Gould
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