[Nfbwv-talk] SEVEN WEST VIRGINIANS CERTIFIED IN LITERARY BRAILLE

[Ed McDonald]

The October Superintendent's Update from the WV Schools for the deaf and the 
Blind included the following brief article about three of those who received 
certification in literary Braille. I do not yet know who the other four 
were.

Three WVSB Teachers Achieve National Certification in Literary Braille
On October 10, WVSDB hosted the administration of the National Certification 
in Literary Braille (NCLB) test - a rigorous, national written examination 
that tests an applicant's ability to read, write, and understand literary 
braille. We are proud that the three WVSB teachers who took the exam all 
passed with flying colors-congratulations Monica Morris, Kristin Witucki, 
and Donna Brown!!




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "charlene smyth" <cs.nfbwv at frontier.com>
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BRAILLE


Ed,

This is great news for West Virginia!!!  I am going to share it with others.

Charlene

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ed McDonald" <ed at eioproductions.com>
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Sent: Saturday, November 10, 2012 4:49 PM
Subject: [Nfbwv-talk] SEVEN WEST VIRGINIANS CERTIFIED IN LITERARY BRAILLE


> Our colleague Sheila Amato assures me that it is OK to share with you the
> information below.
>
> As many of you know, Sheila is a Member at Large of NFBWV. She moved to
> West Virginia after retiring as a teacher of blind and visually impaired
> children in the state of New York, and she continues to teach a number of
> online university level courses in Braille.
>
> Last spring she coordinated the Braille Challenge in the state, and she
> recently conducted the National Certification in Literary Braille exam at
> the School for the Blind. Below are the results of the exam which she
> shared with me. We congratulate these individuals, and perhaps we need to
> encourage more of our VI teachers to seek certification.
>
> Ed
>
>
> Hi, Ed - just thought you would smile to hear this news. Seven candidates
> tested on the National Certification in Literary Braille test on October
> 10 at the school for the blind, and all of them passed the test. According
> to Dr. Eddie Bell of the National Professional Blindness Certification
> Board, this is the first time in his 5 years involvement with this
> certification process that there was 100% passing rate at a test
> administration.
>
> So the state of West Virginia now boasts a 5th place ranking in the nation
> with folks certified in literary braille.
>
> LA = 34 (this is the home for the NPBCB; they offer this test once a
> month)
> CA = 26 (home for California Transcribers and Educators of the Visually
> Impaired)
> MD = 9 (national headquarters for the National Federation of the Blind)
> TX and VA = 8
> NM and WV 7
>
> Sheila
>
>
>
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