(TORONTO, ON, June 18, 2026
At its Annual General Meeting held on Saturday, June 6, 2026, Braille Literacy Canada (BLC) was pleased to announce the three recipients of the 2026 Edie Mourre Scholarship award. This award, created in honour of Edie Mourre, a long-time CNIB library employee and braille transcriber, supports outstanding individuals who are training to become braille transcribers, proofreaders, or braille educators.
This year, we are pleased to announce that three recipients were chosen for the Edie Mourre Scholarship:
- Shay Hammad is pursuing certification in braille transcription.
- Emily Morgan is a teacher who is wishing to strengthen skills in braille, to provide more accurate instruction, adapt classroom resources efficiently, and better meet the diverse literacy needs of her students.
- Lilian Chan is teacher of students who are blind or with low vision and is pursuing additional braille coursework.
BLC, as the Canadian Braille Authority, is thrilled to be able to support Shay, Emily and Lilian as they strive towards their braille goals, and we wish them all the best with their future training! We thank all those who are interested in pursuing braille certification to increase access to timely and high-quality braille.
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Braille Literacy Canada / Littératie braille Canada, founded in 1990 as the Canadian Braille Authority, is a national charitable organization dedicated to the promotion of braille as the primary medium of literacy for those who are blind or with low vision. BLC is recognized by the International Council on English Braille as the authority for the development, adoption, and establishment of standards relating to braille in Canada. With a membership comprising organizations and individuals, educators, braille transcribers, braille producers, parents of braille users and braille users themselves, BLC represents a broad cross-section of those working with or impacted by braille and is led by a volunteer board of directors elected by the BLC membership.