[Blindtlk] Fwd: West Virginia Braille Project

[David Andrews]

>
>>>> "Donna See" <donna_s5 at hotmail.com> 2/15/2007 12:30 PM >>>
>Hi All,
>I am attaching a letter concerning our prison braille project. Many of you 
>have purchased books from this braille project. Please read the letter and 
>respond as soon as possible.
>
>Thanks,
>Donna See, Director
>WV Instructional Resource Center
>dbsee at access.k12.wv.us 

February 15, 2007

 
 
Dear Educators of the Blind and Visually Impaired, parents and other concerned consumers:
 
I know you are very busy but I am asking you to take a couple of minutes to write a letter of support for the West Virginia Braille Project. 
 
Prison Industries is reclassifying the inmates. As the inmates get reclassified, they are transferred to another prison. This can continue happening on an on-going basis. The problem that the Braille Project is having is making the administration realize how long it takes to learn Braille and not only learn Braille but also textbook formatting, proofreading and tactile graphics. The administration thinks that if an inmate is transferred out, they can train someone else and if they get transferred out in a month or so, they can just train another inmate and continue this cycle. They do realize that this process of learning Braille can take a year or two.
 
I am including several names and addresses at the bottom of this letter. Please take a minute to write a letter of support for the West Virginia Braille Project, stating how important they are to the education of the blind in West Virginia as well as the United States and Canada. They sell braille books to over 840 agencies throughout the US and Canada. Also, in this letter, please reinforce how long it takes to learn braille, proofreading, textbook formatting and tactile graphics. I don’t know the future of OUR braille project if this transferring process continues to occur.
 
Thanks,
 
Donna See, Director
WVIRC
 
Addresses to send letters. You can send to the first address and cc: to the rest or personalize each letter.
 
James Spears, Secretary of MAPS
Dept. of Military Affairs and Public Safety
112 California Avenue
Building 4
Charleston, WV  25305
 
James Rubenstein, Commissioner
Division of Corrections
112 California Avenue
Building 4, Room 300
Charleston, WV  25305
 
William Haines, Deputy Commissioner
Division of Corrections
112 California Avenue
Building 4
Charleston, WV  25305
 
Rita Albury, Inmate Movement Coordinator
Division of Corrections
112 California Avenue
Building 4
Charleston, WV  25305
 
George Hampton, Director
West Virginia Correctional Industries
617 Leon Sullivan Way
Charleston, WV  26301
 
Steve Freed, Assistant Director
West Virginia Correctional Industries
P. O. Box 159
Grafton, WV  26354
 
Teresa Waid, Warden
Huttonsville Correctional Center
P. O. Box 1
Huttonsville, WV  26273
 
 
 
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