All Blind Children of Texas is partnering with another nonprofit organization, Badgerdog, to offer an after-school creative writing program that will give visually impaired students the tools to express their feelings in a literary approach. Visually impaired children have a lot to say from their special perspectives. This program will guide them in expressing their thoughts and feeling on paper so that the rest of us will be able to read and learn.
Workshop leaders are candidates for a Master in Fine Arts degree and teach the best practices of successful novelists, poets, and essayists – practices that are also aligned with the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) standards. The program offers targeted support in the crucial area of language arts. The students are empowered to create literary art. Their work is published in student anthologies, and they are invited to perform at readings for school and public audiences.