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9 people are interested
Help Us Get Every Blind Person to the Literacy Finish Line!
ORGANIZATION: National Federation of the Blind
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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9 people are interested
Braille is a tactile code of dots on a page that blind people use to read and write effectively. Research has demonstrated that blind people who know and use this code have higher rates of employment, self-confidence, and general social integration. Yet, only ten percent of blind children are receiving instruction in Braille in the public schools. Additionally, there are not enough programs to teach Braille to blind adults. There is a need to move quickly to reverse this trend and establish stronger literacy programs--the NFB DOT DASH, a 6K to advance Braille literacy, is one means of ensuring that we do not leave these blind people behind. Come help us get every blind person to the literacy finish line! https://nfb.org/dot-dash
Volunteers are needed to:
- Call out mile markers (for blind and sighted runners)
- Serve as course monitors
- Cheer on the runners as they cross the finish line!
More opportunities with National Federation of the Blind
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About National Federation of the Blind
Location:
200 E WELLS ST, BALTIMORE, MD 21230, US
Mission Statement
The National Federation of the Blind Jernigan Institute leads the quest to understand the real problems of blindness and to develop innovative education, technologies, products, and services that help the world's blind to achieve independence.
Description
With more than 50,000 members, the National Federation of the Blind is the largest and most influential membership organization of blind people in the United States. The NFB improves blind people's lives through advocacy, education, research, technology, and programs encouraging independence and self-confidence. It is the leading force in the blindness field today and the voice of the nation's blind. In January 2004 the NFB opened the National Federation of the Blind Jernigan Institute, the first research and training center in the United States for the blind led by the blind.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
200 E WELLS STat Jernigan PlaceBaltimore, MD 21230
DATE POSTED
April 27, 2015
SKILLS
GOOD FOR
- Kids
- Teens
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
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