[Arizona-students] Help Wanted

[Silverman, Arielle]

Hi all,

	Does anyone have some tractor-feed Braille paper lying around that they haven't opened? If so, perhaps we can donate it; if not, we can talk about other options.

Arielle

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Hello everyone,

    I received this a couple of weeks back and have unfortunately delayed in 
its dissimination.  If your division can lend assistance, or if you know of 
a group willing to provide said assistance, I'm sure the teacher would be 
most appreciative.  The mission sounds worthy of our attention.

          Joe Orozco

"Flatter me, and I may not believe you. Criticize me, and I may not like 
you. Ignore me, and I may not forgive you. Encourage me, and I will not 
forget you."--William Arthur Ward



July 10, 2006



To Whom It May Concern:



Greetings! I am a teacher of the blind and visually impaired. This coming 
September, I will be moving to Kumasi, Ghana to teach 12 blind students at 
Wesley College (a teacher-training college). Last year (in a landmark 
decision) the College admitted 12 blind students to the College for the 
first time.  My job will be to teach the science and math courses to the 
blind students. Up until now, they have not been able to participate in 
these courses as they only have slate and styluses to use.  However, I have 
managed to collect from very generous donors: 13 new braillewriters, a 
braille printer (which will allow me to print lessons from MSWord), braille 
books and braille paper (for the braillewriters).



Now, all that is needed to make the program successful is about 10 boxes of 
tractor-feed braille paper for the braille printer.  This special paper is a 
crucial item because it would allow me to print multiple copies of lessons 
from my computer, rather than brailling 12 separate lessons from my 
braillewriter. The price of 1 box of braille paper for the special printer 
cost about $50.  I anticipate needing about 5-10 boxes, which would last 
about one to two years.



After graduating, the blind students will be sent to the coca growing 
regions of western Ghana, where they will teach regular sighted students. 
If this new teaching-training program for the blind at Wesley College is 
successful, other blind students will be able to follow suit, and most 
importantly will become independent, tax-paying members of society!



I will be leaving for Ghana by mid-September; however as shipping to Africa 
is slow, I hope to order everything by the end of July. If your organization 
would like to kindly donate to this important cause, please call me ASAP: 
201-918-1448



Also, for more information on the blind students in Ghana, please go to the 
following website. http://www.ghanaweb.com/public_agenda/article.php?ID=5041





Thank you for your time; I hope to hear from you soon.



Sincerely,







Wendy Olson,

Teacher of the Blind and Visually Impaired

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