National Adult Literacy Database

September 8, 2008

The following story was written by Kate Nesbitt, from Rocky Mountain House, Alberta. In April 2008, Kate took part in some sessions during the Pan-Canadian Interactive Literacy Forum in Edmonton.

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I believe

by Kate Nesbitt

• Disabilities are also abilities; we just have to find the gifts within.
• If we stop learning, we stop growing.
• Given opportunity and support, every person can learn at their pace in their own way.
• To change public perception, people with low literacy must speak about their life experiences, challenges and achievements.

[This story was taken with permission, from the way in: Word on the Prairie, a collection of photo essays of real lives, published by Literacy Alberta. Kate’s story is found on page 18.]