[IL-Talk] FW: Prepare for Braille Readers Are Leaders Contest

Thu Nov 30 05:15:21 UTC 2023

I don’t believe I ever saw an email on how to register this year. I downloaded the Beanstack app that I had last year but I don’t remember what I should fill it out as. The first step was to choose whether you’re doing it on your own through your company or through a library. 

Jean Rauschenbach 

> On Nov 26, 2023, at 4:51 PM, Robert Gardner via IL-Talk <il-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> Hello Everyone
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> I would encourage all you Braille readers out there to consider
> participating in this contest. It will certainly improve your Braille skills
> as you (hopefully) read everyday, maybe stretching the amount of time you
> put into your normal Braille reading.
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> Things to remember:
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> *    The contest starts on Dec 4 and runs to Jan 23. That's only seven
> weeks, and you can hang in there for that long, right?
> *    You can register now, but you can't start reading for the contest
> till Dec 4.
> *    You enter as an adult in one of three possible categories: Novice
> (still learning contractions, Intermediate (know your contractions, read
> frequently, but don't often read for recreation), Expert (those whiz-bang
> readers that leave people like me in their dust.
> *    You record minutes read, not pages read. This has a beneficial
> effect, I think, in leveling the playing field within your category. The
> winners are the ones willing to throw a decent amount of time each day
> reading Braille. Your recording of time is done on the honor system.
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> Enter the contest, take it seriously,  and I think your Braille fluency will
> be improved.
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> Bob Gardner
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> Braille Literary Committee
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> From: National Federation of the Blind <webmaster at nfb.org>
> Sent: Monday, October 30, 2023 5:05 PM
> To: Bob Gardner <rgardner4 at gmail.com>
> Subject: Prepare for Braille Readers Are Leaders Contest
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> Save the Date & Get Reading List Ready
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> Encourage more Braille. Improve reading skills. Win prizes.
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> The National Federation of the Blind is proud to partner with the American
> Action Fund for Blind Children and Adults for the 2023-2024 Braille Readers
> Are Leaders contest
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> learning Braille across the U.S. to compete against participants in similar
> contest categories for seven weeks. Participants will:
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> *    Register and log minutes read each day online using Beanstack
> *    Log the number of minutes read. Earn prizes and fun badges as you
> read.
> *    Read the most minutes in your category and receive a cash prize in
> addition to all other prizes earned.
> *    Earn entries into a drawing for a fabulous grand prize! The more
> minutes you read, the more entries you earn.
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> The contest will begin on December 4, 2023 and run through January 23, 2024.
> Registration is open
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