[nfb-talk] Fw: New PBS Show Debuts this Fall

[Ed Meskys]

Edmund R. Meskys
NIEKAS Publications
National Federation of the Blind of N.H.
Moultonboro Lions Club
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Moultonboro NH 03254-3627
my credo:
Clinton lied, nothing happened
Bush lied, thousands died
and over 3,000 permanently brain injured
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Barrett" <jbarrett at LIBRARY.STATE.NH.US>
To: <NHBLIND-TALK at LISTSERV.ICORS.ORG>
Sent: Friday, October 05, 2007 1:58 PM
Subject: New PBS Show Debuts this Fall


A new PBS show, "A Chance to Read," highlights new strategies that special
education teachers across the country are using to help students find
success.
With a provocative premise that claims society "assumes" children with
disabilities can't learn to read well, the program highlights a young
student in Denton, Texas, who reads Braille fluently, a feat that only 10
percent of people who are blind have achieved. The program also covers
emerging assistive technologies that help people who are blind find
independence.
"A Chance to Read" also profiles a revolutionary program for deaf and hard
of hearing students; explores an innovative literacy program for students
who have cognitive disabilities; and follows an unusual program for students
who are "twice-exceptional."
Hosted by actress Molly Ringwald, who grew up reading to her jazz musician
father, who is blind, "A Chance to Read" will air on public television
stations this fall (check local listings).



John Barrett, Regional Librarian
New Hampshire State Library
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Tel. (603) 271-1498 / FAX: (603) 271-8370
E-mail: jbarrett at library.state.nh.us
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