WJBF, Georgia, USA Thursday, November 15, 2007
Braille American Flag
Wichita, Kansas -- For blind Americans, seeing the stars, stripes
and colors
of the American flag isn't possible. But, one Kansas company is
hoping to
distribute a unique U.S. flag, made especially for them.
Officials, with the Kansas Braille Transcription Institute, say
they've made
an American flag in braille. It informs the blind of the 50
stars, 13
stripes and colors that make up our nation's flag. The Pledge of
Allegiance
is also on there.
Randolph Cabral, Kansas Braille Transcription Institute, "The
very first
person that actually saw the flag that we were present with, she
actually
started crying. She didn't know why the flag had never been made
available
before. She's an elderly woman but when she started touching it,
she said,
'Oh my God, this is the American flag.'"
The institute is working with local lawmakers to get the flag
distributed.
They'd also like to see it placed at Arlington National Cemetery
in Virginia
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