I thought some might find this interesting.

Phil.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brent Reynolds" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Sunday, July 02, 2006 6:55 PM
Subject: Subject: an article on the Louis Braille Coin bill


> I found this quote particularly revealing:
> The coins will feature Louis Braille's image and raised dots that will
spell
> out "Brl," the contraction for Braille. The Alabama quarter, in the
50-state
> quarter series, features an image of Helen Keller with her name in English
> and also in Braille.
>
> Now, here is the whole article. Enjoy!
>
>
> Found on Skyclub-l An article of interest: Congress Authorizes Coin for
braille
>
> Sent From: "Jackie Rumble" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Skyclub-l An article of interest: Congress Authorizes Coin for
>
> Congress Authorizes Coin for Braille
> By MARTIN CRUTSINGER, AP
> relevance/LowFareAlert
> WASHINGTON (AP) - Congress has authorized the U.S. Mint to produce a
silver
> dollar commemorating the 200th anniversary of the birth of Louis Braille,
> the
> creator of the Braille alphabet for the blind.
> The legislation, which passed the Senate on Thursday after receiving
> approval in the House in February, authorizes the Mint to issue up to
> 400,000 silver-dollar
> commemorative coins in 2009. Braille was born in France in 1809.
> The coins will feature Louis Braille's image and raised dots that will
spell
> out "Brl," the contraction for Braille. The Alabama quarter, in the
50-state
> quarter series, features an image of Helen Keller with her name in English
> and also in Braille.
> Under the legislation, a $10 surcharge will be added to each coin, with
> money from the coin sales going to support programs to help the blind.
> The National Federation of the Blind said that it will match the money
> raised through the coin sales with its own fundraising efforts to support
> Braille
> literacy programs.
> Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., who sponsored the Senate bill along with
> Sen. Rick Santorum, R-Pa., said the coin sales would help spread the
> benefits of
> teaching the Braille system.
> "We need to ensure that more people - blind and sighted - are educated and
> well aware of Braille's amazing system and the vast benefits associated
with
> it," Dodd said in a statement.
> The Braille reading system uses different formations of raised dots to
> denote different letters of the alphabet.
> 06/30/06 17:44 EDT
> ----SNIP----
>
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