BRAILLE CALENDARSAnother service of the American Action Fund for Blind Children and Adults is the production and distribution of free Braille calendars for blind and deaf-blind people. The small Braille calendars were originally intended only as a gift to be included with the Hot-Line mailings. They have since become so popular that from that initial printing of 200, the number of requests received each year is now in the tens of thousands. Our Braille calendars, which include holidays and blank pages for personal notes, were started in 1965. Today they are the most popular Braille calendars available to the blind. One of our calendar recipients wrote these comments: “To most sighted
people a print calendar is something pretty much taken for granted—there
are so many generally available. However, a Braille calendar is a most
fortunate and treasured item for those of us who are blind. By making
available a calendar in Braille, your organization is providing a most
meaningful and appreciated service.” |