Connor Mcleod, the 2015 Recipient of the "Hands On Award" Visits National Braille Press for a Private Tour
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He started a petition and received 57,000 signatures asking the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) to make tactile notes available for the blind and visually impaired.The gala brings together leaders from the community who are committed to NBP’s mission of promoting braille literacy for blind and visually impaired children.www.nbp.org Boston, MA, November 13, 2015 --( PR.com )-- National Braille Press (NBP), a non-profit braille publishing house, welcomed Connor McLeod to its headquarters in Boston for an interactive tour of the facility prior to their annual gala, “A Million Laughs for Literacy.”Connor McLeod is accepting the “Hands On Award” this year because he led a national effort to change the way Australia’s currency is printed so that the blind and visually impaired are able to identify money more easily.This technology will tell low vision and blind users how much money is being removed from their account after making a purchase.NBP will present him with the award at their annual gala, “A Million Laughs for Literacy” to be held at the Renaissance Waterfront Hotel in Boston, November 12, 2015.The gala brings together leaders from the community who are committed to NBP’s mission of promoting braille literacy for blind and visually impaired children.