Harry Potter in Braille

Did you know that National Braille Press has made the 7th Harry Potter book available in Braille at the same time that the print book becomes available? An article about this popped up on my Yahoo features this morning at: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070718/ap_en_ot/harry_potter_braille

This is the address for National Braille Press: http://www.nbp.org/



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Blind Pilot Story

In case you didn't see this one in the news, this is a real "Wow!" story...about a blind pilot flying part way around the world. He relies on speech output from his instrument panel...and has a sighted co-pilot. Click here to read the story if you haven't seen it.

Homeschooler a Finalist in Braille Challenge Contest

The Braille Challenge is a national contest that tests students on their Braille-reading skills.A homeschooling student is one of the finalists who finished first in her category this year. Congratulations, Dasha! It's always nice when homeschoolers excel in national contests!You can read about this year's contest here.