Acknowledgements

Funding for the research, upon which this report is based, was generously provided by the National Literacy Secretariat. Their mission is to ensure that Canadians have opportunities to develop and improve their ever-expanding literacy skills needed to function at work, at home and in the community, and to support the development and dissemination of information on literacy issues to increase awareness and understanding.

The following individuals lent their support and contributed their ideas and expertise to the project:

• The participants in British Columbia, New Brunswick, Ontario and Saskatchewan who agreed to be interviewed for this study and who generously shared their literacy activity experiences with us.
• The project advisory group and steering committee members:
  
  
  • Joel Macht: Program Coordinator, NSF, British Columbia
  • Manal Allagabo-Ahmed: Literacy Practitioner, NSF. Saskatchewan
  • Rod Ashfield: Acting Regional Manager, NSF, Saskatchewan
  • Kathy Innes: Literacy Practitioner, OCDSB/NSF, Ontario
  • Rachel Derks: Literacy Tutor, NSF, Ottawa.
  • May Burrell: Regional Manager, NSF, New Brunswick
  • Sandra Doucette: Literacy Practitioner, NSF, New Brunswick
  • Randy Dickinson: Executive Director of the New Brunswick Premier's Council
  • on the Status of Disabled Persons
  • Teena Thomlinson, Executive Director, Disabled Persons Community Resources, Ottawa
  • Laurie Beachell: Council of Canadians with Disabilities
  • Steve Zary: South Saskatchewan Independent Living Centre (SSILC)
  • Kim Blevins: Communications Coordinator, Saskatchewan Literacy Network
  • Shelley Hourston: Program Director, BC Coalition of People with Disabilities
  • Wellness and Disability Initiative, Health Literacy Network
  • Claudette Larocque: Information Officer, Learning Disability Association of Canada
  • Marcello Perseo: Career Development Facilitator, Ottawa-Carleton Independent Living Centre (OCILC)
  • Pat Colpitts: Literacy Practitioner, Regina
  • Angie Allard: - HRDC, BC
  • Starr Mass: Independent Project Advisor, BC Coalition of People with Disabilities
  • Linda Mitchell: Executive Director, Literacy BC
  • Jan Greer Langley: Executive Director, New Brunswick Coalition for Literacy
  • Ron Harris: PhD., L. Psych.: Administrative Director, River Valley Health
  • Lucas Foss: Capilano College, North Vancouver, BC
  • Don Bentley: Capilano College, North Vancouver, BC

NSF Literacy Study Report
July 2004