American Action Fund for Blind Children and Adults
Future Reflections Convention Issue 2025 WHAT'S NEW
Braille is more than dots on a page. It’s a gateway to knowledge, independence, and imagination. Each year, the American Action Fund for Blind Children and Adults invites blind readers across the country to celebrate their love of Braille through the Braille Readers Are Leaders contest.
This national reading challenge encourages Braille readers of all ages, from curious kindergarteners to seasoned adults, to set personal reading goals and track their progress. Participants compete for prizes, but more importantly, they gain confidence and pride in their literacy skills. In recent years, the contest has also welcomed teachers of blind students, recognizing that educators play a key role in nurturing lifelong Braille readers.
Every book, magazine, or article read in Braille builds fluency and strengthens a skill that can transform lives. Learning Braille provides freedom, confidence, and a sense of possibility that can shape education and careers.
The need for Braille literacy has never been greater. Only about one in ten blind students learn Braille in school today, while research shows that most employed blind adults are Braille readers. The connection between Braille and opportunity is clear, and the path to success begins with developing a love for reading.
Through the Braille Readers Are Leaders contest, the American Action Fund continues to inspire blind children and adults to embrace Braille, not just as a tool, but as a lifelong companion in learning and achievement.
Learn more about our programs, including Braille Readers Are Leaders, on our website: www.actionfund.org/programs.
Your support helps keep our resources free for blind children and adults. You can contribute to the Action Fund in three easy ways.
Often the simplest and most significant way to make a charitable contribution is to plan a legacy gift. Creating a lasting impact is easier than you might think. Choose an option that works best for your circumstances.
You can plan to give all or part of a bank account, insurance proceeds, investment assets, real estate, or a retirement account. You can even give a required minimum distribution from your IRA directly to charity and avoid taxes on the distribution. After taking care of your loved ones, you could bequeath a specific dollar amount or a percentage of your estate to an organization whose mission is important to you.
The American Action Fund for Blind Children and Adults Legacy Society recognizes and honors the generosity of friends of the Action Fund who have chosen to leave a legacy through a will or other planned giving option.
If you wish to give part or all of an account, simply fill out a POD (payable on death) or TOD (transfer on death) form. For pensions and insurance assets, you may designate a charity as a beneficiary. If you would like to leave a legacy to the Action Fund in your will, include the following language:
I give, devise, and bequeath unto the American Action Fund for Blind Children and Adults, 1800 Johnson Street, Suite 100, Baltimore, Maryland 21230, (EIN# 52-1192529) the sum of $______________ (or) _________ “percent of my net estate” or “the following stocks and bonds”: ____________________, to be used for its worthy purposes on behalf of blind persons.
If you have questions or would like more information, please reach out to Patti Chang at 410-659-9315 or [email protected]. If you have included the American Action Fund for Blind Children and Adults in your will or have made some other provision for a future gift, please contact Patti so we can recognize you as a member of our Legacy Society.
Legacy gifts carry the values and ideals that have been important to you throughout your lifetime and provide for generations of blind children and adults. Please consider the American Action Fund in your future plans.