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<div>This is indeed a fantastic article, and I have already distributed it to our teachers and parents list here in Louisiana. Thanks for your candor and straightforward presentation of what is a crucial and emotional topic.<br>
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On Nov 25, 2015, at 12:30, Allison Hilliker via PIBE-Division <<a href="mailto:pibe-division@nfbnet.org">pibe-division@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi Everyone,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thought some of you might like to read the article I posted yesterday. While it's on the Bookshare blog, its main focus isn't actually Bookshare. I wrote a post aimed at educators that tried to encourage the use of Braille for partially
sighted students. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Here's the link: <a href="http://bookshareblog.wpengine.com/2015/11/a-new-perspective-on-literacy-for-students-with-low-vision/">
http://bookshareblog.wpengine.com/2015/11/a-new-perspective-on-literacy-for-students-with-low-vision/</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I work doing technical support for Benetech/Bookshare. I've noticed that many of the TVIs who contact me through Bookshare are heavily encouraging large print and magnification for their low vision students. While that's great if it works,
I couldn't help but wonder whether at least some of these kids might have an easier time reading if they were to try Braille. While a Bookshare support call is not the appropriate place for a conversation about media choice for low vision students, I thought
I could try to present the idea through a blog post just to get people thinking.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">It's titled a New Perspective on Literacy, but many of us in the NFB won't consider it a new perspective at all. In fact it's a perspective that existed long before I was born. But I titled it in this way in hopes that it may catch the
interest of educators who are not in the NFB or who don't know many compitant Braille readers. I don't know if it'll actually get anyone to consider Braille for their students, but I'm hopeful.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I would love feedback from anyone on this list. Also, please feel free to forward to colleagues who you think may find the article interesting.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Allison<o:p></o:p></p>
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