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Braille Challenge 2017

The second annual Braille Challenge, an academic competition for the visually impaired, took place on Jan. 21 at John F. Kennedy Jr. School in Queens. Children of all ages competed in four categories including reading comprehension and deciphering charts and graphs.
Paraprofessional David Firestone and Maya work together on a task.
Maria Bastone
Changing activities throughout the day required coordination and signs to keep students and adults organized.
Maria Bastone
Vincent Pedulla, the UFT chapter leader for Vision Education Services, works with Amina on a Braille note-taking device.
Maria Bastone
Anima Hall, a special education teacher of students with limited vision, takes a group of students to the next event of the day.
Maria Bastone
Jonathan Hooper, a special education teacher, shows Vision Education Services Chapter Leader Vincent Pedulla and others a new tool: a SMART Brailler, which students use to learn Braille.
Maria Bastone
Shannon Maloney, a teacher of students with limited vision, scores students’ work.
Maria Bastone
District 75 Superintendent Ketler Louissaint speaks at the end of the day’s competition.
Maria Bastone
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Paraprofessional David Firestone and Maya work together on a task.
Maria Bastone
Changing activities throughout the day required coordination and signs to keep students and adults organized.
Maria Bastone
Vincent Pedulla, the UFT chapter leader for Vision Education Services, works with Amina on a Braille note-taking device.
Maria Bastone
Anima Hall, a special education teacher of students with limited vision, takes a group of students to the next event of the day.
Maria Bastone
Jonathan Hooper, a special education teacher, shows Vision Education Services Chapter Leader Vincent Pedulla and others a new tool: a SMART Brailler, which students use to learn Braille.
Maria Bastone
Shannon Maloney, a teacher of students with limited vision, scores students’ work.
Maria Bastone
District 75 Superintendent Ketler Louissaint speaks at the end of the day’s competition.
Maria Bastone
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