WHEREAS, Braille is the most versatile and efficient means of reading and writing for blind people; and
WHEREAS, a thorough knowledge of Braille is vital if blind students are to become truly literate; and
WHEREAS, many blind students in Maryland are not being given
-adequate Braille instruction; and
WHEREAS, one of the reasons for this deplorable situation is the poor training of teachers of the blind;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the National Federation of the Blind of Maryland in Convention assembled in the City of Hagerstown this 13th day of December, 1984 that this organization strongly urge the Maryland Board of Education to require that all special education teachers certified to teach blind children demonstrate Braille competency at least equal to that required for certification as a Braille transcriber by the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped of the Library of Congress.