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collect4fun Pillar of the Community United States 1151 Posts	Posted 05/20/2009 11:39 am Two Braille commemorative silver dollars were sent into space May 11 aboard the space shuttle Atlantis to help call attention to the plight of blind children in the United States. The National Federation of the Blind says that only 10 percent of blind children today are learning Braille. It is the hope of the NFB that it can sell 50,000 of the coins during the 11 days the Atlantis is in orbit. Mark Riccobono, executive director of the NFB's Jernigan Institute, said: "Blind children in America are facing a crisis - only 10 percent of them are learning Braille, leaving 90 percent illiterate. It is imperative that the general public act swiftly to reverse illiteracy among blind children. That is why we are asking everyone to purchase a Louis Braille Bicentennial silver dollar before Atlantis returns to earth." Report this Post to the Staff

GO Moderator United States 6563 Posts	Posted 05/20/2009 12:41 pm Coins about blindness...that no one is going to be able to see...are in space Are any proceeds from the sales going to a good cause for this? Report this Post to the Staff
nod2003 Pillar of the Community United States 3294 Posts	Posted 05/20/2009 12:52 pm Wait until one of those coins hits a $500 million satellite at 6,000 mph and tears something important off. Report this Post to the Staff
GO Moderator United States 6563 Posts	Posted 05/20/2009 12:55 pm The satellite would never see it coming Report this Post to the Staff
steve199 Pillar of the Community United States 1882 Posts	Posted 05/20/2009 1:04 pm GO, From US Mint website, under program information: Quote: Surcharges from the sale of this coin are authorized to be paid to the National Federation of the Blind to further its programs to promote Braille literacy. They shouldn't bury that sort of information like they do. Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 05/20/2009 1:46 pm Quote: Are any proceeds from the sales going to a good cause for this? Proceeds from all coins in the commemorative program have a surcharge that funds a cause, historic restoration, or something similarly worthy. Report this Post to the Staff
TonysPics Valued Member United States 178 Posts	Posted 05/20/2009 4:18 pm How does the 10 percent of blind children learning Braille compare to the percentages in years gone by? Report this Post to the Staff
nod2003 Pillar of the Community United States 3294 Posts	Posted 05/20/2009 4:51 pm And at what age group? I could say only 10% of American children are learning to read if I limit it to ages 1-4. Report this Post to the Staff
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