[Nfbf-l] Annely Rose, NFBF Statewide member, receives award

[Tinetta Cooper]

I'm so proud of Annely and glad to call her a friend! 

Tinetta Valkema Cooper

“If love is blind, then maybe a blind person that loves has a greater understanding of it.” - 
 Criss Jami, Salomé: In Every Inch In Every Mile


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Annely said on Facebook. "I was truly honored and blessed to receive this award last week from Hadley Institute for the blind and visually impaired.   Hadley is a wonderful program. For those in the blind community who haven't participated in any of the Hadley programs, you are missing out. Not only do they offer distance learning courses, but they also have seminars and instructional videos, plus phone and Internet chats where students can interact with Hadley instructors and other students. Hadley is terrific! Also, not only do they offer courses and other programs for the blind and visually impaired, they also offer programs for family members, friends, volunteers, and professionals in the blindness feel."

MEET THE 2017 STUDENT AND PRESIDENT'S AWARD WINNERS

For more than 97 years, many Hadley students have demonstrated growth and accomplishment. In 1959, we began what has become an annual tradition of honoring our highest achievers. Each year, Hadley instructors and faculty choose a small number of students who have demonstrated outstanding achievement in their studies. Today, the Student Awards, presented each year during The Edwin J. Brach and Hazel and Bertram Brodie Award Presentation, recognize individuals whose hard work, determination and spirit serve as an inspiration to others.

Since 2007, the Hadley President's Award has been given in recognition of an individual or group demonstrating exceptional spirit in raising awareness of the needs and abilities of individuals who are blind or visually impaired.

Dean W. Tuttle Professional Award
Annely Rose — FL
Annely was diagnosed with Glaucoma at three months old and had several surgeries throughout the first 16 years of her life. In 2010, she became totally blind after contracting a staph infection in the eye that had some remaining sight. Annely says, "I believe being in the rehabilitation teaching field made my adjustment to blindness less traumatic because I already had been using the skills."

One of her Hadley instructor's writes, "A review of the courses she has completed shows a person who has demonstrated an interest in a wide variety of courses. Annely has completed 24 courses and has never earned a grade lower than an A. In addition to her conventional coursework, she has taken advantage of our seminars."

Annely said all of the courses she took gave her information that can be used in her professional and personal life. "The course Transitioning to UEB taught me the new system and the Braille Teaching Methods courses provided me with information about teaching braille to different age groups. The Using Excel course gave me the knowledge needed to correct a timesheet for work. The Developing Your Technology Toolkit course provided me with a greater understanding of available technology."

Since 2014, Annely has participated in Hadley's Spring into Braille reading challenge. She says, "Spring into Braille has gotten me to use braille more, and has reminded me of how important braille is in my life."

Annely is currently employed at New Vision for Independence as a Daily Living Skills teacher and braille instructor, using the skills and knowledge she learned through Hadley.


Congratulations, 
Denise Valkema, President NFBF
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