Arkansas Regional Braille Challenge

February 2025

Arkansas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired, Little Rock, Arkansas

The Arkansas Regional Braille Challenge was held at the Arkansas School for the Blind’s campus Thursday, February 16, 2023. We were so excited and welcome students, grades 1-12 to participate.

We also hosted a “Parent Symposium” on this day, full of parent workshops and information.

Contact: Lori Cole | lori.cole@asb.k12.ar.us| 501-351-0413

Arkansas Regional Cane Quest

Cane Quest by Braille Institute

Cane Quest by Braille Institute
April 2025

Cane Quest is a challenging orientation and mobility contest developed by Braille Institute of America, Inc. Cane Quest seeks to motivate students to practice their skills while serving as an age-appropriate benchmark for expectations and an opportunity to educate the sighted public about the independence abilities of blind youth and adults.

Who:  Cane-users in 3rd-12th grades

Where:  Little Rock, AR

Why:  Promote the independence of cane users across the state.

For more information contact the Arkansas Regional Coordinator, Whitney Musick at ESVI.

Jump Start Summer Internship Program

June 2024
Program of the Division of Services for the Blind
located on the ASBVI campus, Little Rock

Jump Start is a three-week summer program that the Division of Services for the Blind and the Arkansas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired collaboratively sponsor. The program is for blind and visually impaired high school students 16 years old or older.  The purpose of the program is to expose the students to the world of work and help them with transitioning from high school to employment/adulthood. We place the students in part-time jobs in the morning and expose them to fun and educational activities in the afternoon. This could range from taking classes on resume building and workplace readiness, self-advocating or gaining skills in cooking and cleaning. We provide transportation to and from their work sites and we even provide them with a salary.

Contact Latasha Mays at DSB for more information.