[Blindtlk] Fwd: Blind children can receive Braille letters from Santa
David Andrews
dandrews at visi.com
Mon Nov 19 15:28:55 CST 2007
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>Once again, Santa Claus has enlisted the help of the National
>Federation of the Blind to respond to letters from young Braille
>readers. Blind children who wish to send Braille letters to Santa
>can submit their letters to the National Federation of the Blind
>Jernigan Institute, which will then Braille Santa's response. This
>exciting and fun program is designed to promote Braille literacy,
>which is the key to success and opportunity for blind children.
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>The National Federation of the Blind will send Braille replies from
>Santa to letters received from blind children and their
>parents. Letters to Santa may be in Braille or print. Each reply
>will be in Braille and print so that parents and children can read
>together. The replies will be in contracted Braille unless
>otherwise specifically requested.
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>Braille or print letters to Santa may be sent to Santa Claus, c/o
>National Federation of the Blind, 1800 Johnson Street, Baltimore,
>Maryland 21230. Letters may also be requested at
><http://www.nfb.org/>www.nfb.org. Letters must include the writer's
>name, the child's name, birthday, and gender, mailing address, and a
>telephone number in case Santa's helpers at the National Federation
>of the Blind have questions.
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>Letters must be received by December 18 to ensure a return letter is
>received before Christmas. For more information about this and
>other programs of the National Federation of the Blind, visit our
>Web site at <http://www.nfb.org/>www.nfb.org.
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David Andrews and white cane Harry.
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