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Perkins School for the Blind Summer Vocational Program
Posted by: American Foundation for the Blind
Dates: 7/2/2017 - 8/4/2017
Watertown, Massachusetts. Perkins' Outreach Summer Employment Program places high school students with visual impairments in entry-level positions in the greater Watertown area. Students are matched to a job and provided with a job coach to support them, as needed, as they work independently. They work Monday through Friday and receive a weekly paycheck. In addition, they tour job sites, do assignments related to the world of work, and participate in evening seminars and classes. For more information, contact: Patrick Ryan, Perkins School for the Blind, 175 North Beacon Street, Watertown, MA 02472; phone: 617-972-7812; e-mail: Patrick.Ryan@Perkins.org; website: http://www.perkins.org/get-involved/events/summer-vocational-program.
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New blog content from National Braille Association
Hope this comes out. Sometimes forwardng to FB can be tricky.
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Tuesday, December 6, 2016
If Braille were print... A former student shared this with me earlier this year: A good thought-provoking article: "If Braille Were Print:" https://nfb.org/images/nfb/publications/fr/fr35/1/fr350110.htm
If Braille were print... A former student shared this with me earlier this year: A good thought-provoking article: "If Braille Were Print:" https://nfb.org/images/nfb/publications/fr/fr35/1/fr350110.htm
Gifts for Visually Impaired Children
Monday, November 23, 2015
National Federation of the Blind Partners with Santa to Promote Braille Literacy
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT:
Chris Danielsen
Director of Public Relations
National Federation of the Blind
(410) 659-9314, extension 2330
(410) 262-1281 (Cell)
cdanielsen@nfb.org
National Federation of the Blind
Partners with Santa to Promote Braille Literacy
Baltimore, Maryland (November 16, 2015): Once again, Santa has enlisted the help of the elves at the National Federation of the Blind (NFB) Jernigan Institute to get Braille letters out to hundreds of blind boys and girls this Christmas season.
Mark A. Riccobono, President of the National Federation of the Blind, said: ?Santa approached the National Federation of the Blind several years ago and asked us to be his helpers. Knowing how much he means to children everywhere, including my own, I am pleased that we will once again be assisting St. Nicholas this year. Braille literacy is the key to success and opportunity for the blind, but unfortunately too few blind children are learning it today. This program is a fun way for blind children to practice their Braille skills while receiving a holiday greeting from Santa himself.?
Between November 16 and December 18, parents of very young children, under the age of ten, can visit www.nfb.org and fill out a Santa Braille Letter request form. The form can also be printed and faxed to (410) 685-2340. Beginning November 30, the Braille letters from Santa will start going out to blind boys and girls across the country. The Braille letter will also be accompanied by a print copy (for mom and dad to read), as well as some other fun Christmastime activities. Requests for letters must include the writer?s name, the child?s name, birthday, gender, mailing address, a telephone number, and e-mail address in case Santa?s helpers at the National Federation of the Blind have questions.
The deadline for letter requests is December 18, to ensure that a return letter in Braille is received before Christmas.
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About the National Federation of the Blind
The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back.
Friday, November 13, 2015
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