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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-line-height-alt:15.0pt;background:white"><b><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">About the Contest:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:15.0pt;background:white"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">The Onkyo World Braille Essay Contest is a worldwide initiative planned and sponsored by Onkyo Corporation Ltd. and the Braille Mainichi
in Japan, and is implemented by the World Blind Union-Asia Pacific (WBUAP). It is administered locally by the Australian National Onkyo Selection Committee for the World Braille Essay Contest. The Committee comprises representatives from Blind Citizens Australia
and other blindness agencies and organisations whose focus is on information access and braille.</span><span lang="EN-AU" style="color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:15.0pt;background:white"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black"> </span><span lang="EN-AU" style="color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:15.0pt;background:white"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">The purpose of the contest is to promote Braille literacy and encourage the reading and writing of Braille; and to encourage cultural and
social interaction among blind and vision impaired persons through their writings. The top 5 entries will be sent to the WBUAP Onkyo Selection Committee for final consideration, and any winning Australian entries will be published in Blind Citizens News.</span><span lang="EN-AU" style="color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:15.0pt;background:white"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black"> </span><span lang="EN-AU" style="color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:15.0pt;background:white"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">This is an annual competition, with cash prizes awarded to the best seven entries received from within the WBU Asia Pacific Region. The
main prize, “the Otsuki Prize” is $US 1000. Other prizes are for “Excellent Works” ($US 500) and “Fine Works” (either $US 300 or $US 200) depending on the age group. Participation in the contest is open to people from 14 years of age, living in the World Blind
Union-Asia Pacific Region. Entries are divided into two age groups: persons between the ages of 14 and 25 years; and persons from the age of 26 years upwards.</span><span lang="EN-AU" style="color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Essay topics:</span><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Having Overcome the Challenges of Blindness, How I Can or Have Contributed to Society.
</span><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#222222;line-height:15.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The Significance of Braille in the IT Era and in my daily life.
</span><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#222222;line-height:15.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The people or organisations which have helped me on my journey to success.</span><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#222222;line-height:15.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">How Music Has Shaped My Life and Changed the Attitude of Society Towards Blindness.
</span><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:15.0pt;background:white"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black"> </span><span lang="EN-AU" style="color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:15.0pt;background:white"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Closing date is 15 June 2019. Winners will be notified in November 2019.</span><span lang="EN-AU" style="color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:15.0pt;background:white"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black"> </span><span lang="EN-AU" style="color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:15.0pt;background:white"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Essays must be between 700 and 1,000 words and presented in hard copy Braille or in computerized Braille if you can provide proof of your
Braille literacy. This can be in the form of a letter from your Braille instructor, teacher or other professional who can vouch for your skills.</span><span lang="EN-AU" style="color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:15.0pt;background:white"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black"> </span><span lang="EN-AU" style="color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:15.0pt;background:white"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">When submitting your essay to BCA, you must also provide:</span><span lang="EN-AU" style="color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:15.0pt;background:white"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">An electronic photo of yourself, a cover letter stating your full name, address, and contact details, your date of birth and your status
ie. student, home maker, worker. If a student state what school you are from including the name, address and email contact for your school.</span><span lang="EN-AU" style="color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Please submit entries to BCA by June 15 2019 at:</span><span lang="EN-AU" style="color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:15.0pt;background:white"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Attention: Samantha Marsh</span><span lang="EN-AU" style="color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:15.0pt;background:white"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black"><a href="mailto:Samantha.marsh@bca.org.au" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1155CC">Samantha.marsh@bca.org.au</span></a></span><span lang="EN-AU" style="color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:15.0pt;background:white"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Blind Citizens Australia</span><span lang="EN-AU" style="color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:15.0pt"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Ross House<br>
Level 3, 247-251 Flinders Lane<br>
Melbourne VIC 3000</span><span lang="EN-AU" style="color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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