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Wed Sep 19 21:11:25 CDT 2007

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From: Robert Jaquiss
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Subject: [napub] Fw: [AERNet] HumanWare Braille Literacy Scholarship


Hello:

     I thought this might be of interest.

Regards,

Robert Jaquiss

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Dominic.Gagliano at humanware.com>
To: <aernet at lists.aerbvi.org>
Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 3:48 PM
Subject: [AERNet] HumanWare Braille Literacy Scholarship


>
> HumanWare would like to share the following scholarship program that 
> was
> launched at the NAPVI Conference this past July. This is an 
> outstanding
> opportunity for a child to win a complete Mountbatten Brailler System.
> There are also several Jot A Dot awards. Please share with parents!
>
> HumanWare Braille Literacy Scholarship Program
>
> Every parent wants the best for their child and braille literacy is
> fundamental to a blind child's success. Starting blind children on the
> road
> to literacy as early as they are able and choosing the right tools is 
> key
> to their success.
>
> By using modern and appropriate tools:
> - Very young children can start scribbling with dots, having fun and
> beginning to learn through experimentation and play.
> - Parents can become actively involved in their child's literacy
> development.
> - Appropriate expectations for children can result from giving them
> independence to learn and explore.
>
> HumanWare is proud to launch a Braille Literacy Scholarship Program 
> that
> comprises two awards:
>
> The Mountbatten Learning System Award:
> A Mountbatten Learning System and all associated software and 
> accessories
> will be awarded to one child in the United States. Applications on 
> behalf
> of children between the ages of 3 and 8 years, who are learning 
> braille or
> are assessed as a future braille learner will be accepted.  In one
> thousand
> words or less, tell us why you feel braille literacy will be key to 
> your
> child's success and describe the role you think the Mountbatten 
> Learning
> System will play in their future. The winner will receive a 
> Mountbatten
> Learning System Educational pack containing: MB Learning System, Mimic
> Display, keyboard and MB comm PC to MB communication software.
> Applications
> must be submitted with the signature of an Early Childhood or early
> intervention professional and/or parent. Parents/professionals are 
> welcome
> to provide any supporting material to their application.
>
> Jot A Dot Notetaking Award:
> Vital to self organization and as a general aid to memory, blind 
> students
> need good notetaking skills. Five US students will each receive a Jot 
> a
> Dot
> Pocket Brailler. The award is open to applications from students in
> primary
> or secondary education who use braille. Using a maximum of 15 lines of 
> 20
> characters, students must describe in braille why notetaking is an
> important skill in their lives. Students can submit any number of 
> entries
> and use various writing styles including poetry, verse or humor.
> Applications can be sent directly from students or on their behalf by 
> a
> teacher or parent.
>
> All winners must be willing to participate in promotional events and 
> to
> attend a public award ceremony.
>
> Entries should be mailed to:  HumanWare, Braille Literacy Scholarship
> Program, 175 Mason Circle, Concord, CA 94520 and postmarked no later 
> than
> December 31, 2007.
>
> Dominic Gagliano
> Vice President of  Blindness Sales
> Phone: 800-722-3393 Ext 258
> Direct: 312-432-1147
> Dominic.Gagliano at HumanWare.com
> Visit:  www.HumanWare.com
>
>
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[napub] Fw: [AERNet] HumanWare Braille Literacy Scholarship
Hello:
     I thought this might be of interest.
Regards,
Robert Jaquiss
----- Original Message -----
From: < mailto:Dominic.Gagliano at humanware.com Dominic.Gagliano at humanware.com
>
To: < mailto:aernet at lists.aerbvi.org aernet at lists.aerbvi.org
>
Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 3:48 PM
Subject: [AERNet] HumanWare Braille Literacy Scholarship
>
> HumanWare would like to share the following scholarship program that was
> launched at the NAPVI Conference this past July. This is an outstanding
> opportunity for a child to win a complete Mountbatten Brailler System.
> There are also several Jot A Dot awards. Please share with parents!
>
> HumanWare Braille Literacy Scholarship Program
>
> Every parent wants the best for their child and braille literacy is
> fundamental to a blind child's success. Starting blind children on the
> road
> to literacy as early as they are able and choosing the right tools is key
> to their success.
>
> By using modern and appropriate tools:
> - Very young children can start scribbling with dots, having fun and
> beginning to learn through experimentation and play.
> - Parents can become actively involved in their child's literacy
> development.
> - Appropriate expectations for children can result from giving them
> independence to learn and explore.
>
> HumanWare is proud to launch a Braille Literacy Scholarship Program that
> comprises two awards:
>
> The Mountbatten Learning System Award:
> A Mountbatten Learning System and all associated software and accessories
> will be awarded to one child in the United States. Applications on behalf
> of children between the ages of 3 and 8 years, who are learning braille or
> are assessed as a future braille learner will be accepted.  In one
> thousand
> words or less, tell us why you feel braille literacy will be key to your
> child's success and describe the role you think the Mountbatten Learning
> System will play in their future. The winner will receive a Mountbatten
> Learning System Educational pack containing: MB Learning System, Mimic
> Display, keyboard and MB comm PC to MB communication software.
> Applications
> must be submitted with the signature of an Early Childhood or early
> intervention professional and/or parent. Parents/professionals are welcome
> to provide any supporting material to their application.
>
> Jot A Dot Notetaking Award:
> Vital to self organization and as a general aid to memory, blind students
> need good notetaking skills. Five US students will each receive a Jot a
> Dot
> Pocket Brailler. The award is open to applications from students in
> primary
> or secondary education who use braille. Using a maximum of 15 lines of 20
> characters, students must describe in braille why notetaking is an
> important skill in their lives. Students can submit any number of entries
> and use various writing styles including poetry, verse or humor.
> Applications can be sent directly from students or on their behalf by a
> teacher or parent.
>
> All winners must be willing to participate in promotional events and to
> attend a public award ceremony.
>
> Entries should be mailed to:  HumanWare, Braille Literacy Scholarship
> Program, 175 Mason Circle, Concord, CA 94520 and postmarked no later than
> December 31, 2007.
>
> Dominic Gagliano
> Vice President of  Blindness Sales
> Phone: 800-722-3393 Ext 258
> Direct: 312-432-1147
> mailto:Dominic.Gagliano at HumanWare.com Dominic.Gagliano at HumanWare.com
> Visit:  http://www.HumanWare.com www.HumanWare.com
>
>
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