Past Events:
Information on special events at KBTI as originally presented on the Events page.

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January, 2008: Presidential Candidates support the American Braille Flag!

Senator John McCain with an American Braille flag

Senator Barack Obama with an American Braille flag

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December, 2007: KBTI public service announcement.

KBTI has partnered with Erik Weihenmayer, the first blind person to climb both Mount Everest and all of the Seven Summits (the highest mountain peaks on each of the seven continents), to produce a public service announcement. The PSA will be posted on our videos page as soon as it is available.

Erik Weihenmayer's website is Touch the Top.com.

Erik Weihenmayer (right) with KBTI Executive Director Randolph Cabral:

With an American Braille flag

With the bronze replica American Braille flag, soon to be placed at Arlington National Cemetery.

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Fall, 2007: AT&T and the AFJROTC help KBTI.

The AT&T Young Pioneers program and the Air Force JROTC have helped KBTI with its American Braille Flags project. On Veterans' Day 2007, a permanent bronze replica of the American Braille flag was installed at Wichita's Veterans Memorial Park. Several prominent Kansas leaders attended the event.

Left to right: Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius, JROTC cadets with the full-size flag, and Kansas Senator Pat Roberts.

Les Depperschmidt of AT&T (second from left), JROTC cadets, and KBTI staff with the bronze replica American Braille flag.

JROTC cadets with full-size flag and color American Braille flags:

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May 2007: Braille Flag Monuments around Kansas

Wichita mayor Carl Brewer (left, at podium) dedicates the Wichita Braille flag monument.	The Braille flag monument is dedicated in El Dorado.
The Braille flag monument is dedicated at the All Veterans Memorial park in Topeka.

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