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National Braille Week
4-10 January 2009
Following on from the success of our 2008 National Braille Week preparations are now underway for our 2009 event.
We would like to make this event bigger and better, with regional events organised to celebrate the the birthday of Louis Braille (the inventor of Braille) and World Braille Day.
If you have any ideas that you would like us to consider then please email to helen.forrest@royalblind.org or go to the website National Braille Week and enter in the blog section. The website celebrates all aspects of Braille, and visitors to the site will be able to discover interesting facts about Braille – how it was created and how it is used in the 21st century - and send an e-card with messages rendered into a Braille.
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Working with our partners and supporters over the past year we have been able to:
- Teach...
119 blind, visually impaired or multiply disabled students at The Royal Blind School. - Care...
for our 70 visually impaired and elderly residents who have an average age of 90 years. - Employ...
visually impaired and disabled workers at The Scottish Braille Press. - Purchase...
much needed equipment and vehicles for the charity. - Support...
new projects and initiatives such as the sensory garden and the Bridgend organic allotment.