[il-talk] iBRAL Report

[Lin H.]

That's so awesome to hear!  28 entries is pretty good!    That would be a 
great idea to expand the I  BRAL contest  to other Midwestern states, if the 
budget allows the cost!    Yea for Braille!    Sincerely, Linda

-----Original Message----- 
From: Robert Gardner via il-talk
Sent: Friday, January 23, 2015 12:23 PM
To: il-talk
Subject: [il-talk] iBRAL Report

The Braille reading contest for kids K-12, Illinois Braille Readers Are 
Leaders (iBRAL), sponsored by the NFBI, had the reading portion of the 
contest end last Monday.  The response within the state was great, with 28 
entrants.  Reading logs are now being submitted, and the winners in each of 
the age/grade categories will be announced next month.

The NFBI should be proud of iBRAL.  The contest was introduced last year in 
an attempt to replace the program sponsored by our national headquarters, 
but dropped in 2012.  As far as I know, Illinois is the only affiliate in 
the NFB which has sponsored such a contest.

Later this year, the NFBI Braille Literacy Committee will consider the 
possibility of expanding our contest to several other midwestern states. 
How about the Great Lakes Braille Readers Are Leaders contest?

Bob Gardner
chair, Braille Literacy Committee
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