Training the Trainers Who Bring Braille to the Blind

Training the Trainers Who Bring Braille to the Blind

Braille Monitor
February 2015

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Training the Trainers Who Bring Braille to the Blind

On December 11 fifty members of the National Federation of the Blind traveled to Baltimore to plan, brainstorm, and dream about the NFB BELL program in the summer of 2015, which will be held in twenty-four states around the country. Six states—Connecticut, Rhode Island, Nebraska, Minnesota, Hawaii, and Kentucky—will host the NFB BELL program for the first time in the summer of 2015. At the seminar participants shared their knowledge about how to manage the various logistics of the program so that it runs smoothly for the students. Participants also spent time familiarizing themselves with the robust curriculum and trading ideas about how to implement different aspects of the lessons for students of varying abilities. Brainstorming sessions focused on how to incorporate the transition to UEB into the program as well as how to bolster the content related to nonvisual graphic literacy. And, of course, participants had to try out some of the new games and activities incorporated into the newest version of the curriculum; our NFB BELL coordinators are all kids at heart! Everyone had a great time and left energized and ready to plan another summer of Braille fun.

Tamala Young (OK), Tammy Robar (HI), and Lisa Craig (HI) create boards for a game called “mini Braille Twister.”

Martha Harris (MN), Lisa Craig (HI), Daphne Mitchell (NM) making candy necklaces/bracelets using Twizzlers Pull ‘n’ Peel, Froot Loops, and Life Savers.

Ellen Bedford (CT), Kathryn Webster (CT), and Joy Scott (NC) use their feet to make the letter “b” in a round of Braille Twister.

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