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Ready to be a Braille winner
Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | almost 3 years ago
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In seconds, the 12-year-old noisily tapped out the sentence and asked for another...She is one of 60 U.S. and Canadian students selected from nearly 800 competitors to attend the contest in Los Angeles, and is the only contestant from Washington. Su,
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Blind teacher opens school for disabled people
Toronto :: Canada | almost 3 years ago
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Melanie Cooper couldn't get a teaching job because of her disability, so now she is opening her own school to help young disabled adults. "I am so excited because my dream is becoming a reality. I love to see people succeed and be proud of their
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Local students reach the finals of National History Day competition
Baltimore :: MD :: USA | almost 3 years ago
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After a year of strenuous research and fierce competition, several local students placed as finalists in the 2010 National History Day competition. The event, partly sponsored by the Museum of Florida History, required students from grades six to 12
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Carson girl will represent California in National Braille Challenge
Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | almost 3 years ago
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Natalia Ratcliffe, 12, of Carson on Saturday will represent the state of California in the National Braille Challenge, sponsored by Braille Institute of America, and the only national academic competition for blind students in the nation. Natalia,
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Torrance Public Library can deliver to those who can't come in person
Torrance :: CA :: USA | almost 3 years ago
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If you or someone you know is unable to visit the library in person due to a physical limitation, the Torrance Public Library has just the solution. Under the library system's Words on Wheels program, prescreened, fingerprinted volunteers (including
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A school's closure pushes Braille to the margins
Melbourne :: Australia | almost 3 years ago
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June 20, 2010 8-year-old blind girl Francesca Lachman being taught braille by Rebecca Maxwell...She lost her sight to meningitis as a baby, and at five went to a blind school in Adelaide where she learnt to read with her fingers...But to her horror,
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THE UN-COMFORT ZONE with Robert Wilson
Atlanta :: GA :: USA | 3 years ago
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Jun 16, 2010 I was leaving my last class for the day when I saw my friend, Ken Frankel, working out in the hallway with one of those pistol-grip label makers. I stopped and asked what he was doing. "The Dean asked me to put the room numbers up in
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Merced County woman's challenging job filled with rewards
Merced :: CA :: USA | 3 years ago
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It happened near the end of last school year on a field trip. Webster was with Osvaldo Martinez, an affable young boy and standout student at Elmer Wood Elementary School, at Jantz Cafe & Bakery in Atwater. They were there on a field trip to teach
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New signs aim to make Waterfront Park more accessible to visually impaired
Louisville :: KY :: USA | 3 years ago
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On Friday it became just a little easier for Gary Mudd and other visually impaired people to enjoy Waterfront Park. Mayor Jerry Abramson and officials for the Waterfront Development Corporation introduced the first prototype of new accessible signs
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Techno boost for the blind
Melbourne :: Australia | 3 years ago
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This as the Fiji Braille Production Unit came into being yesterday, to enhance education and development of visually-impaired children. "This means that just as a pen, paper and reading and writing materials are easily accessible for sighted children,
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