iPad Challenge 2010-2011 Highlights

Congratulations to Megan Palmer our 2010-2011 iPad Challenge Winner!  2,647 total challenge points were earned. This averaged out to 530 challenges being completed! Way to go Club STRIVE champions!  We look forward to starting a new challenge in the Fall.  If you have any requests for the incentive or suggestions, please share them freely.  

2010-2011 Highlights

Orientation & Mobility Challenge
“I used my cane last Monday when I went to my friend’s house. I used the bus system to get there, and it took me 2 hours. One way I found it to be helpful was when I was asking which bus to take to get there, the man told me without hesitation.. In the end, it was a good learning experience, so I'm glad I took my cane with me.”

Active Daily Living Skills
“Today I cleaned my bathroom when I got home from school. It took me approximately 1 hour to complete this task. I had no help with this because it was mine, and mine alone, to clean. I know it doesn't mean much when I say that before I started it "looked" clean, but after cleaning it by feel, I can certainly say it was a completely different story. Ewww. It was not an enjoyable experience and I used my hands to feel before, and after, scrubbing to make sure it was all cleaned and that there were no bumps or clumps left on any of the surfaces of my bathroom. I think the easiest was my counter and the hardest was the toilet.”

Importance of Adult Mentors
“Cherylan's article (Faking it No Longer) was really cool. I feel so lucky that I can say that I am blind or visually impaired and not be afraid of what others think. Even though I don't use my cane every place I go. I  still feel confident and comfortable to explain my blindness to people if it is needed. Cherylan's is a great example and I am happy I have got to know her, and hear all her stories that she tells me so I can learn from her mistakes.”

Employment & High Expectations
"List 10 jobs a blind person could do: 1. Technical Engineer 2. Cook 3. Physician 4.Therapist 5. Guide dog trainer 6. Computer Programmer 7. Physical Therapist 8. Business Owner 9. Car Technician 10. Doctor Before I came to STRIVE, I never would have thought a blind/visually impaired person could do any of these things."

Active Daily Living Skills
"One of my favorite activities we have done at Project Strive is making hamburgers on the grill. Before this activity i was afraid of using the grill for i had fear of burning myself. Now that i have actually been able to use to a grill firsthand, I'm not afraid of them anymore."

What Did I Learn from Club STRIVE?
"I learned that you need to go to college, in order to get a good job. I also learned that blind people need to improve their life skills, so they can be better than the average person."

Orientation & Mobility
"I learned that carrying a cane can help a blind person identify themselves. I also learned that you can be successful no matter if you have a lot of vision or no vision at all."

Braille Literacy
11,880 of Braille minutes and 4,527 pages read and reported during the iPad Challenge.