[Iabs-talk] It's not too late! 2010-2011 Braille Readers Are Leaders Contest starts Nov. 1

[Kelly Doty]

Calling all Braille readers -- students and adults still have time to register for this year's Braille Readers are Leaders contest. Illinois had a very good showing last year, so let's continue the trend.




Braille Readers Are Leaders Contest 2010-2011
November 1, 2010-January 4, 2011

 
The National Federation of the Blind Jernigan Institute, the National Association to Promote the Use of Braille (NAPUB), and the National Organization of Parents of Blind Children are pleased to announce the 28th annual Braille Readers are Leaders contest for students grades K-12.  This contest encourages children around the country to be proud of their ability to read Braille and continually work to improve their skills.  As in previous years students will read as many Braille pages as they can in two months (November 1, 2010, through January 4, 2011) to compete for ribbons, cash prizes, and an all-expenses-paid trip to the 2011 NFB national convention in Orlando, Florida. After a successful 2009-2010 adult Braille Readers Are Leaders Contest, NAPUB and the NFB Jernigan Institute are again offering a contest for mature Braille readers. Adults will compete for cash prizes, national recognition, and bragging rights!  Teams of two to five participants are welcome to compete in both the K-12 and adult contests again this year. Registration begins October 1, 2010; form your teams, get some interesting reading material, and warm up your fingers!  For detailed information about the K-12 and adult contests please visit www.nfb.org/BRAL . 
 

Seven Simple Steps

1.       Register: fill out the simple online form at www.nfb.org/BRAL to enter the contest. 
2.       Gather: collect leisure reading material (books, magazines, and whatever else you enjoy reading that has a title, author, and date of publication). 
3.       Log it: download the spreadsheet at www.nfb.org/BRAL. Save it where you will be able to access it easily, or print it and keep a hard copy log. 
4.       Read: put your fingers to the paper.
5.       Leader Board: update your "Pages Read" on the Leader Board to compete for additional prizes.
6.       Letters: contestants competing for a special award must submit at least one letter of recommendation for each award. 
7.       Turn it in: submit your reading log, special award documentation, and final entry form no later than January 18, 2011, at www.nfb.org/BRAL. 
 
Mark your calendar with the important dates below.


Important Dates
·         October 1, 2010: registration for the contest opens and continues through the end of the contest.
·         November 1, 2010: contest begins, and participants start tracking their reading. 
·         January 4, 2011: Louis Braille's birthday marks the end of the contest and the last day participants can count their pages. 
·         January 18, 2011: all final entry documentation for the regular contest and special awards must be submitted to the NFB Jernigan Institute by midnight. This includes reading logs, letters of nomination, and final entry forms. 
·         March 2011: prizes are mailed out.
 
Paper forms may be requested by e-mail, mail, telephone, or fax from:
 
BrailleReadersAreLeaders at nfb.org, or
Braille Readers Are Leaders
200 East Wells Street
at Jernigan Place
Baltimore, Maryland 21230
Phone: (410) 659-9314, extension 2293
Fax: (410) 659-5129
 




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