The Instructional Materials Accessibility Act failed
to pass in the U.S. Congress last year. The passage of such a bill was
a top priority for our delegation to the 2003 Washington Seminar. The
NFB continues to work for such legislation.
Erik Weihenmayer was in Portland on
May 27 for the screening of his film documentary about the ascent of
Mount Everest. He is the first blind person to do it!
Braille Is Beautiful is a disability awareness
curriculum for sighted children, grades 4 and up. It is a fun program
with workbooks for the kids, videos, tons of handouts, word games, and
exercises. It has everything a regular classroom teacher or youth leader
needs to show sighted students how to read and write simple Braille letters
and numbers.
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Action needed on access to instructional
materials
