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The Braille Reading Pals Club is an early literacy program, sponsored by the Jernigan Institute, that encourages parents to read daily with their children who have vision impairments (ages infant to seven).

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Teaching the Internet and Microsoft Word with ZoomText for Teachers, Students, and Parents class is now forming in Livonia. The class is approximately two day (11 hours).

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A regional Advanced BrailleNote Class is now forming in Washtenaw County. This course is specifically aimed at students who have a good foundation in using the BrailleNote. In addition, teachers and paraprofessionals who are skilled in the fundamentals of using the BrailleNote are encouraged to register for this course.

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2010 H.I. Academy Call for Papers


Monday, January 25, 2010

Planning for the 2010 Michigan Supervisors of Public School Programs for Hearing Impaired Academy is well underway and organizers have placed a Call for Papers for individuals with an interest in presenting at the Nov. 4-5 event.

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Thanks to major funding from the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Grant #H327D090001 and support of private donors, RFB&D Individual Membership is now free to individuals with proper certification*.

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The Art Van Charity Challenge


Monday, August 24, 2009

Seedlings Braille Books for Children is a proud recipient of a grant from Art Van's Charity Challenge!

We are pleased to announce that Seedlings was chosen (out of more than 550 applicants) to receive $10,000 and hopes to raise an additional $10,000 to provide Braille books for a special new program: ABCs for VIPs (Visually Impaired Preschoolers). Partnering with the Michigan Department of Education's Low Incidence Outreach Division, ABCs for VIPs, will make 1000 Braille books available for loan to teachers, schools, libraries, and individuals throughout the state.

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The Jewish Guild for the Blind has created an annual scholarship program for college bound high school students who are legally blind.

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