Braille Monitor October 2007
--Bigger, Better
Prizes
o Win a trip to the 2008 NFB Convention
o T-shirts for every participant
o More surprises
--Date Change
o Contest now two months, not three
o Begins (as it always has) on November 1, 2007
o Ends in 2008 on Louis Braille�s birth date: January 4
--New Features
o Advance registration now available
o Faster turnaround of certificates and ribbons for contestants that register
early
o New categories
o Redesigned reading journal
--Revised Rules
o More guidance about electronic books read with refreshable Braille
o Detailed list of acceptable reading materials
Information and forms are available online at: http://nfb.org/nfb/NOPBC_Braille_Readers_Are_Leaders.asp
Paper forms may be
requested by email, mail, telephone, or fax from:
[email protected]
Braille Contest
1800 Johnson Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21230
Phone: (410) 659-9314, extensions 2360 or 2361
Fax: (410) 659-5129