[DSM-Iowa] FW: Courtesy Posting - 2021 Iowa Regional Braille Challenge

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2021 Iowa Regional Braille Challenge

The Braille Challenge is the only academic competition of its kind in North
America for students who are blind or visually impaired. Braille Institute
developed the Braille Challenge to motivate students to practice and hone
their braille literacy skills, which are essential to academic and
employment success.

We are offering Regional Braille Challenge testing for students during a
remote testing window of February 1, 2021 - February 28, 2021. Contest
proctoring can be done individually or as a group in school, home, or other
agreed upon setting with a proctor. Online training is available for anyone
who will be proctoring.

Any blind or low vision student in grades 1 - 12 who can read and write
braille is eligible to participate in the Braille Challenge. All Contestants
are divided into five categories and tested on fundamental braille skills
such as reading comprehension, spelling, speed and accuracy, proofreading,
and charts and graphs.

Let's make 2021 a record year for students participating in the Iowa
Regional Braille Challenge!

Registration is open until January 15, 2021. More information about the
Braille Challenge and registration can be found on the Library's
Instructional Materials Center Blog
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Braille Challenge T-Shirts

To help us celebrate the Braille Challenge and Braille literacy, we are
pleased to work with Raygun this year for the Braille Challenge t-shirt. All
proceeds will benefit the Friends of the Iowa Library for the Blind and
Physically Handicapped and future Braille Challenges.

All shirts are crew neck and short sleeved. Shirts are heather red with
white lettering. The front of the t-shirt says in print: #brailleiowa. The
back of the t-shirt says the same thing in Braille. All adult sizing is
unisex and all shirts are $15.00. T-shirts will be mailed to the address you
provide on the order form. Participants of the Braille Challenge will be
provided with a t-shirt.

Orders can be placed until February 10, 2021

On Twitter?  Use #brailleiowa

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Phone: 515-281-1333
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Iowa Department for the Blind

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