[NFBA-Phoenix] National Federation of the Blind Partners with Santa Claus to Support Braille Literacy | National Federation of the Blind

[Sharonda Greenlaw]

National Federation of the Blind Partners with Santa Claus to Support
Braille Literacy

Blind Children to Receive Letters in Braille

Ho! Ho! Ho! Santa Claus has made the staff at the National Federation
of the Blind Jernigan Institute honorary elves. He has asked us to
help him send letters in Braille to very young blind boys and girls
(those under the age of 10) in the United States. Please fill out the
form below by December 15, 2017, click submit, and we’ll make sure
Santa gets a letter out to your child. You will receive a reply from
the North Pole in print and contracted Braille. Merry Christmas!

Dr. Marc Maurer, President of the National Federation of the Blind,
said: “learning to read Braille is critical to the future success of
blind children. Proficiency and fluency in reading Braille are best
achieved by taking every opportunity to read Braille. What could be
more fun for a blind child than receiving a personalized letter from
Santa Claus in Braille?”

The National Federation of the Blind will send Braille replies from
Santa to letters received from blind children and their parents.
Letters to Santa may be in Braille or print. Each reply will be in
Braille and print so that parents and children can read together. The
replies will be in contracted Braille unless otherwise specifically
requested.

Braille or print letters to Santa may be sent to Santa Claus, c/o
National Federation of the Blind, 1800 Johnson Street, Baltimore,
Maryland 21230. Letters may also be requested via the Internet at
www.nfb.org. Letters must include the writer’s name, the child’s name,
the child’s birthday, the child’s gender, mailing address, and a
telephone number in case Santa’s helpers at the National Federation of
the Blind have questions.

Letters must be received by December 15 to ensure a return letter is
received before Christmas. For more information about the Braille
Letters from Santa Program, visit our Web site at
www.nfb.org/santa-letters


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Sharonda White
National Federation of the Blind of Arizona (NFBA)
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