[NFBF-L] FW: Pinellas Braille Group

[PLipovsky]

Forwarding  FYI

 

Pinellas Braille Group brochure

 

THE Pinellas Braille Group is a 501c3 not for profit organization in Pinellas County. All of our members are volunteers. 

Mission: Our goal is to produce specialized braille and recorded materials to aid visually impaired persons and to educate the public.

    

Who we are: A group of volunteers who have learned to transcribe and format braille or audio-record books for visually impaired persons in Florida…and beyond!

 

Maybe this includes YOU!

 

HOW YOU CAN HELP: 

        Become a Braille volunteer

        Learn to record books 

        Donate young children’s books to be brailled for small children

        Organize or help at fundraising events for new braille and taping equipment.

   

For information:  

 <mailto:Deery1 at verizon.net> www.pinellasbraille.org

 <mailto:vlkrie at aol.com> vlkrie at aol.com 

  

Offices: Temple Beth El

400 Pasadena Avenue S.

South Pasadena, FL 33707

  

The Pinellas Braille Group began in 1957 when a dedicated group of people volunteered to learn Braille and to use these skills to translate books for the visually impaired of Pinellas County. Fifty plus years later this non-sectarian and non-profit group is still dedicated to fulfilling that need and has expanded to include audio recorded books and tactile graphics - recreations of maps, graphs, and pictures to be read by touch. The work they do now reaches beyond the borders of Pinellas County to the entire state and even to the Library of Congress.

  

Membership in the Pinellas Braille Group is open to any individuals interested in:

        Learning Braille and becoming Certified to translate books for the visually impaired.

        Learning audio-recording techniques used for recording books for the visually impaired.

        Learning techniques to turn pictures, maps, and graphs into tactile learning tools.

        Wishing to help further the goals of the PBG.

 

  

Classes form annually to learn Braille, audio-recording, and tactile graphics. If you would like to learn more about these classes, send an email to:  Mary Klein  <mailto:vlkrie at aol.com> vlkrie at aol.com

 

Annual membership in the Pinellas Braille Group is $10.00. To join, send a check to:

 

Pinellas Braille Group

c/o Temple Beth El

400 Pasadena Avenue S.

South Pasadena, FL 33707

 

Mary Klein, President, Pinellas Braille Group

EXPERTS  

727-418-8887

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." - Margaret Mead