Blindness 101

Date & Time

2/23/2013
10:30 a.m. to Noon

Join us at the Museum to explore how the American Printing House for the Blind helped change the world for people who are blind or visually impaired.  Individual sessions focus on etiquette (how to interact with a person who is blind); the various products generations of engineers and technicians have designed so that the blind have the tools they need to succeed; the amazing dogs who partner with people who are blind; fairness and social justice when dealing with accessibility for the blind; Louis Braille's raised dot code for reading and writing; and the stories of two women, Hellen Keller and Maria Theresia Von Paradis, whose impact on the education of the blind is incalculable.

Location: Museum of the American Printing House for the Blind, 1839 Frankfort Ave., Louisville, KY  40206
Date: February 23, 2013 
Time: 10:30 a.m. to Noon
Registration Deadline: February 20, 2013

Program questions contact:
Janis Kidd at 502-716-7228 or jkidd@gskentuckiana.org

Registration questions contact:
Cassandra Niece at 502-413-2853 or cniece@gskentuckiana.org

Outcomes:

• Girls develop a strong sense of self.
• Girls develop positive values.
• Girls seek challenges in the world.
• Girls develop critical thinking.
• Girls advance diversity in a multicultural world.
• Girls feel connected to their communities, locally and globally.
• Girls educate and inspire others to act.