American Action Fund Makes Free Braille Books Available Online
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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Chris Danielsen
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American Action Fund Makes Free Braille Books Available Online
Baltimore, Maryland (February 28, 2012): The American Action Fund for Blind Children and Adults (AAF) is making its free Braille books for blind children available online as downloadable BRF files. Since 1997, the AAF has provided popular and award-winning children’s books, including titles from popular series, to blind children throughout the United States as well as to libraries and other organizations that serve blind children. The books have been and will continue to be distributed by mail, but now readers and libraries will also be able to download them from the American Action Fund Web site. The BRF files are ready to be used on Braille notetakers and other Braille-aware devices.
Barbara Loos, president of the American Action Fund for Blind Children and Adults, said: “The American Action Fund is pleased to make our free Braille books for blind children available on the Internet. Technology is making Braille more widely available than ever before, and we are proud to become part of this exciting trend.”
Dr. Marc Maurer, AAF executive director, said: “Braille literacy is one of the highest predictors of success in later life for blind students, so we want to do everything in our power to ensure that blind children have free and easy access to Braille books. This initiative will set blind children on a path to achievement and independencenot to mention giving them the simple joy of reading a good book.
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