NYAIL Webinar - The Importance of Braille on August 31st

NYAIL Webinar Series 2022:

The Importance of Braille

Join us on Wednesday, August 31st from 1:30 to 3 pm to learn about Braille and Braille literacy. We're very pleased to welcome presenters Maureen Strainge and Madison Near from New York State's Commission for the Blind.

A special introduction will be given by Maria Dibble, Executive Director of the Southern Tier Independence Center (STIC).

This webinar will cover the following:

To share knowledge with you (and dispel misinformation)
The history of braille
What braille is and what it isn’t
Common terminology and introduction to braille letters
Who teaches braille and who are the students
Everyday uses for braille
To encourage you to share information about braille and make the decision about pursuing braille instruction
Share ways to “plant seeds” with potential learners

Click Here to Register August's Webinar!

This presentation will be hosted on Zoom Webinar with ASL and CART.

Thank You to Our 2022 Webinar Series Sponsor Waymo.

Waymo is an autonomous driving technology company with a mission to make it safe and easy for people and things to get where they’re going. We believe that fully autonomous technology holds the promise to improve road safety and offer new mobility options to millions of people. This is why we're designing the Waymo Driver, our autonomous technology, to give people a new kind of freedom – to go where they want, when they want, while making the frustrations and concerns with driving a thing of the past.

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