[Nfbnet-members-list] Blind Students Win Braille Reading Contest
National Federation of the Blind
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Tue Mar 20 00:26:03 UTC 2018
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Blind Students Win Braille Reading Contest
Seventeen Students Awarded Cash Prizes by National Federation of the Blind
Baltimore, Maryland (March 19, 2018): The National Federation of the
Blind (NFB), the nation's leading advocate for Braille literacy, has
announced the winners of its 2017-2018 Nationwide Braille Readers Are
Leaders Contest. The competition was sponsored by the National
Federation of the Blind of Illinois in partnership with the National
Association to Promote the Use of Braille (NAPUB), which is also an
NFB division. Eighty-one students from twelve states took part in the
contest. The participating states were Georgia, Illinois, Indiana,
Louisiana, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, New
York, Texas, and Virginia.
Mark Riccobono, President of the National Federation of the Blind,
said: "I am delighted that the National Association to Promote the
Use of Braille and our Illinois affiliate have brought back this
beloved contest. This year's participation shows that Braille Readers
Are Leaders is once again in full swing. The ability to read and
write Braille competently and efficiently is the key to education,
employment, and success for the blind. Through this contest, we
encourage blind children to enhance their love of reading and their
Braille skills so that they will be prepared to live the lives they
want. Congratulations to all of the winners of this year's contest,
and to all of the students who took part."
To compete in the contest, students submitted reading logs, counting
the number of Braille pages they read between December 15, 2017 and
February 1, 2018. The contestants with the top three page counts in
each of five grade categories were awarded cash prizes: $25 for first
place, $15 for second place, and $10 for third place and honorable
mention. Every student who submitted a reading log received a package
of Braille-related gifts. Here is the complete list of the 2017-2018
Nationwide Braille Readers Are Leaders winners:
Grades K-1
First Place: Cameron Gooden, Carterville, IL
Second Place: Ander Mielke, Havre, MT
Third Place: Kenji Torihara, Chicago, IL
Honorable Mention: Anastasia Marinos, Burr Ridge, IL
Grades 2-3
First Place, Aisha Safi, Chevy Chase, MD
Second Place: Preston Rose, Eagan, MN
Third Place: Anna Sayles, Peoria, IL
Honorable Mention: Ely Giraldo, Staunton, VA
Grades 4-5
First Place: Jonah Rao, Columbia, MD
Second Place: Isaiah Rao, Columbia, MD
Third Place: Karli Copes, Oak Grove, LA
Grades 6-8
First Place: Holly Connor, St. Louis, MO
Second Place: Nicholas Tarver, Many, LA
Third Place: Anthony Spears, Mattoon, IL
Grades 9-12
First Place: Maria-Luisa Montero-Olivero, Marietta, GA
Second Place: Marie Presume, Staunton, VA
Third Place: Kaelyn Kinlaw, Staunton, VA
KELLY DOTY AWARDS
The Kelly Doty Awards of $25 are given to students who overcome
special challenges to achieve fluency in Braille reading. Such
challenges include, but are not limited to, having disabilities in
addition to blindness or being an English-language learner. The
following students received 2018 Kelly Doty Awards:
Alan Bunay, Spring Valley, NY
Miracle Douglas, Peoria, IL
Isaiah Rao, Columbia, MD
Jonah Rao, Columbia, MD
Aisha Safi, Chevy Chase, MD
Nicholas Tarver, Many, LA
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Americans. Founded in 1940, the NFB consists of affiliates, chapters,
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information and support to families with blind children, older
Americans who are losing vision, and more. We believe in the hopes
and dreams of blind people and work together to transform them into
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