NEW YORK STATE ASSOCIATION FOR THE EDUCATION AND REHABILITATION OF THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED
NYSAER
March 7, 2011
Dear Colleagues,
New York State Association for the Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired (NYSAER) is pleased to announce a scholarship program for Students who are eligible to attend the Braille Challenge Competition Finals is Los Angeles in June 2011.
NYSAER will be awarding up to $250.00 for a student(s) to help defray the cost of expenses when attending the competition.
Our chapter membership recognizes the importance of students with visual impairments learning Braille and the professionals in the field of visual impairment and blindness teaching this valuable skill to the students.
Please pass this information along to your student(s) who qualify for the finals in Los Angeles. We are excited to be a part of this competition.
If you know of students who participated in the Braille Challenge competition with their TVIs in their home schools, please pass this information along to them or let me know the name and e-mail of the TVI in order for me to send them this information.
Sincerely,
Ann Adams
Ann Adams
NYSAER Board of Directors
NEW YORK STATE ASSOCIATION FOR EDUCATION AND REHABILITATION OF THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED
NYSAER
Braille Challenge Finals in Los Angeles
Scholarship Application
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Application Deadline: May 16, 2011
Name: (Last) ______(First) ______(M) _____
Address: ______
City: ______State: ______Zip: ______
Sex: M or F Date of Birth: ______/______/______Age: ______
Home Phone: ______
Parent/Guardian Name(s): ______
Teacher for the Visually Impaired (TVI): ______
TVI Contact Information (e-mail or phone number with area code): ______
Are you applying for any other funding to finance your trip to the Braille Challenge Finals? If so, please name the sources:
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Check the Contest Level you are representing at the Braille Challenge Finals:
______Apprentice (Grades 1-2) ______Junior Varsity (Grades 7-9)
______Freshman (Grades 3-4) ______Varsity (Grades 10-12)
______Sophomore (Grades 5-6)
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All answers for questions can be written below, typed, or Brailled on a separate sheet.
1. List any school and/or community activities in which you have participated during the past two years (i.e. student government, music, community, volunteer activities, etc.)
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2. How has learning to read and write Braille helped you achieve in school?
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3. Students will be expected to share his/her most memorable experiences with other teachers and students in New York State after attending the Braille Challenge Finals. How would you plan on doing this?
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Please send the completed application to:
Ann Adams
373 Grenadier Drive
Liverpool, NY 13090
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