[Nfbn-announce] Nation Wide BRAL Contest

[Amy Buresh]

THE NEW  Nationwide BRAL Contest IS HERE and Nebraska is a participating
state!



 The National Federation of the Blind of Illinois, in partnership with the
National Association to Promote the Use of Braille (NAPUB), now offers its
first annual nation-wide Braille Readers Are Leaders contest open to kids in
all states, grades K-12. Contestants compete to read the most Braille pages,
going against other kids in similar grades across all participating states.
The contest runs for six weeks, encouraging kids to be proud of their
Braille reading ability and to work to improve their skills -- while
possibly winning prizes in the process.



A thumbnail sketch of the contest:

.        For each student who enters, a certifying official (parent,
teacher, etc.) must fill out and submit a registration form. This can be
done as early as November 15 2017 and as late as February 1 2018.

.        Kids enter in one of five grade categories: K-1, 2-3, 4-5, 6-8, &
9-12.

.        Participants record Braille pages read between December 15 2017 and
February 1 2018 on a reading log.

.        The certifying official must submit the completed reading log form
by February 10 2018.

.        Prizes in each grade category are: first, $25; second, $15; third,
$10.

.        Every contestant, whether a winner or not, will receive a "goodie
bag" of Braille-related items at the end of the contest.

.        To get the complete contest rules, registration form, and the
reading log form, visit the website,
http://www.nfbofillinois.org/nationwide-bral-contest.

.        Both the registration form and the reading log form can be
submitted by email as attachments to Deborah Stein at
<mailto:dkent5817 at att.net> dkent5817 at att.net. Please put Nationwide BRAL in
the subject line.



In addition to awards in the five grade categories, the Kelly Doty Award is
given to a student who has met unusual challenges in order to learn and read
Braille. Such challenges include, but are not limited to, having other
disabilities in addition to blindness or being an English language learner.



If you have questions, contact the contest administrator: Deborah Stein,
dkent5817 at att.net(please put Nationwide BRAL in the subject line), phone
773-203-1394