[Nfbv-announce] FW: National Federation of the Blind to Light Up Times Square

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Subject: National Federation of the Blind to Light Up Times Square


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

CONTACT:

Chris Danielsen

Public Relations Specialist

National Federation of the Blind

(410) 659-9314, ext. 2330

(410) 262-1281 (Cell)

 <mailto:cdanielsen at nfb.org> cdanielsen at nfb.org

 

National Federation of the Blind to Light Up Times Square



NFB Braille Literacy Video Will be Shown at 42nd Street

 

Baltimore, Maryland (December 23, 2008): The National Federation of the
Blind, the oldest and largest organization of blind people in the United
States, will premiere a video promoting Braille Literacy in Times Square in
New York City beginning today.  The video will appear once an hour for ten
days, airing on a large screen on 42nd Street between 7th and 8th Avenues.

 

Dr. Marc Maurer, President of the National Federation of the Blind, said:
"We are pleased to show a video of such importance in one of the largest
venues in the world.  There can be no doubt that the ability to read and
write Braille competently and efficiently is the key to education,
employment, and success for the blind.  Despite the undisputed value of
Braille, only about 10 percent of blind children in the United States are
currently learning it.  This video will announce the need for equal
opportunities in education and employment for the entire nation's blind to a
countless number of people over the next ten days and will work toward our
ultimate goal of reversing the downward trend in Braille literacy."

 

 

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About the National Federation of the Blind


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.  Please
visit our Web site: www.nfb.org <http://www.nfb.org/> .