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Students with Vision Loss Initiative: Resources
From May 2008 through March 2011, The Students with Vision Loss Initiative (SVLI), was a project specifically designed to improve supports and services for students who are blind or visually impaired in Alberta. The Students with Vision Loss Initiative funded a number of projects across the province in response to the needs identified by stakeholders during a review in 2007. Some of the approved projects resulted in the creation of hands-on resources, which support the inclusion of students who are blind or visually impaired in Alberta’s education system.
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Summer Literacy Contests: Alberta Students Shine
Rima Kaddoura, a 16-year-old from Calgary, AB took first place honors in the Varsity category at the 2011 National Braille Challenge® that took place in Los Angeles over the summer. This event aims to test the braille reading, writing, spelling and proofreading abilities of its participants. As you may recall from an earlier article, she and fellow Albertan Erick Seed were the only two students from Alberta who qualified as finalists for this year’s competition. Click here to read more about Rima and the Braille Challenge®.
Rima was also among the list of winners from the CNIB’s Braille Creative Writing Contest. She won first prize in the Grade 10,11,12 Poem category. Other Alberta winners included:
- Mackenzie Parker (Calgary, AB) who took 3rd prize in the Grades 1,2,3 Story category
- Caitlin Higgins (Calgary, AB) and Justin Wack (St. Albert, AB) who tied for 2nd prize in the Grades 4,5,6 Story category
Congrats to Rima, Erick, Mackenzie, Caitlin and Justin!
