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Posted by bugsdad on 1/8/2009 6:54:14 PM.

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  1 . Re: Braille penpals?
  Posted by palmermommy on 02/13/2009
  
  Bryan,
  My visually impaired daughter is 12 and knows print and Braille. Where are you from? There is HUGE shortage of teachers of the visually impaired and many universities that have grants/scholarship to encourage students to major (The University of Utah) is one such program.
  I can run it past my daughter is she is interested in a penpal? I can't speak for her now that she is a pre-teen (smile). There is a pen pal program run by the National Organization of Parents of Blind Children called "slate pals" that may also be an option. http://www.nfb.org/nfb/NOPBC_Slate_Pals.asp?SnID=1765627308
  
  Description: Braille Pen Pal Program: Slate Pals is a free pen-pal program for children aged 6-18 from around the world. Slate Pals enables children who are blind to correspond with one another in Braille. It also finds blind pen pals for sighted children who are interested in learning the Braille code.
  
  
  
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  2 . Re: Braille penpals?
  Posted by bugsdad on 02/17/2009
  
  Thanks so much for the info. We are in Northern California. Feel free to email me if your daughter is interested. I'll check out the link you included...sounds like exactly what I was looking for.
  Thanks again!
  Bryan
  
  
  
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  3 . Re: Braille penpals?
  Posted by kalfonso on 06/02/2009
  
  My daughter is 10 years old and also reads and writes in Braille and loves writing stories. She would love a braille penpal. Let me know if you are still interested.
  
  
  

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