It's not too late to send Santa Claus a letter in Braille -- the 'head elf' said letters will get answered no matter when they're sent.
The"head elf" at the VisionCorps non-profit organization in Pennsylvania is working hard to ensure children who are blind or visually impaired can communicate with Santa Claus in Braille.
Erika Rothermel from Lancaster County, known as VisionCorps' head elf, helps answer the letters sent to Santa, The new tradition began last year when VisionCorps invited children and anyone who wished to participate to write a letter to Santa in Braille. "It's a long-standing tradition that people have been doing for years, but opening it up to the blind and visually impaired population is pretty new," Rothermel said."The children write a Braille letter to Santa, and I will hand the letter off to Santa personally. I will check his Braille. I will check it twice."Santa Claus, a staple at malls and other holiday events, has been harder to find this year as demand has far exceeded the supply of available Santas.
"We wanted it to be when you have time, send it. It's a good opportunity to practice, and we didn't want to limit that," Rothermel told WGAL."People that are blind or visually impaired find it as an opportunity to be included and people that aren't blind and visually impaired just think it's a really cool tradition to start."
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