Department of Education Celebrates Braille Literacy Month at Tallahassee Elementary School

January 18, 2017

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Department of Education Celebrates Braille Literacy Month at Tallahassee Elementary School

Tallahassee, Fla., January 18, 2017 – In honor of National Braille Literacy Month, staff from the Florida Department of Education’s (FDOE) Division of Blind Services (DBS) read the braille version of “The Gingerbread Man” to 60 Pre-K students at J. Michael Conley Elementary School in Tallahassee.

Following the reading, students learned about the varying levels of blindness, as they participated in activities using vision simulators. The students were later presented with copies of their names written in braille and the braille alphabet.

Through FDOE, students with visual disabilities work with ?‎teachers who are trained specifically in visual impairments to learn important skills such as reading ?braille and how to navigate the classroom using a cane or a guide dog.