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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us">Do you have sighted staff members creating braille who have no idea what it says? Are you relying on your students to tell you if the braille is correct? Maybe it’s time for someone to learn to decipher the dots!</SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us">“Introduction to Reading Braille” is a short, intensive, free training, unique in the country. In three days, you will learn to understand the braille code, read braille with a cheat sheet, recognize where the braille translation software can go wrong, and gain a much greater appreciation for this amazing tactile reading system.</SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us">There is no other training that actually teaches sighted individuals to read contracted and uncontracted literary braille in three days. Every other course takes months to cover the same information.</SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us">The next class is in Northern California** and will run March 3-5, 2009, at the following times:</SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us">Tuesday 10 a.m.-5 p.m.</SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us">Wednesday 9 a.m.-5:00 p.m.</SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us">Thursday 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m.</SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us">Class participants are expected to attend the entire session all three days.</SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us">The training will be located at the High Tech Center Training Unit (HTCTU), on the corner of Stelling and McClellan Roads, right across the street from the De Anza College campus in Cupertino, CA.</SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us">High Tech Center Training Unit</SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us">21050 McClellan Road</SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us">Cupertino</SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us">, CA 9</SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us">50</SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us">1</SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us">4</SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us">The training and all class materials are free of charge. Advance registration is required.</SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us">For those of you who work for disability services at a California community college, not only is this training free, but we reimburse travel and two days of lodging!</SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us">We frequently have individuals from out-of-state attend this training, and the San Jose Airport is conveniently located just 20 minutes away from our facility. There are a number of hotel choices within a mile or two. Please see our Web site for more travel information: <A HREF="http://www.htctu.net/trainings/main.htm">http://www.htctu.net/trainings/main.htm</A></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us">To register, please see the HTCTU Web site. If you have not registered for a training before, just create a new log-in for yourself.</SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><A HREF="http://www.htctutraining.net/">http://www.htctutraining.net/</A></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us">If you have questions, please contact me (Gaeir Dietrich) at the HTCTU by phone or e-mail.</SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us">Thank you!! </SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us">** There will be a class in Southern California in April at the Orange County Braille Institute. The date has not yet been announced.</SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><A NAME=""><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">******************************************************</FONT></SPAN></A></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Gaeir (rhymes with "fire") Dietrich</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">High Tech Center Training Unit of the</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">California Community Colleges</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">De Anza College, Cupertino, CA</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">www.htctu.net</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">408-996-6043</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
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