• Skill Enhancements;
• Special Accommodations;
• Entrepreneurship; and
• Targeted Wage / Job Placements.

While the Opportunity Fund is not specifically designed to support literacy education, criteria under the Skill Enhancement provides support for training and education, including upgrading and literacy programs. The Special Accommodations criteria provide support for transportation, technical aids and job coaching.

In 2002/3, 248 individuals received support through this fund.

7.2.3 Literacy Nova Scotia Bursary

Literacy Nova Scotia offers a bursary of $500 to assist with tuition, travel costs and books. In 2003/2004, three bursaries will be awarded. Literacy Nova Scotia started the bursary fund in 1995 using money raised through the Peter Gzowski Invitational Golf Tournament. To be eligible, an adult may not have completed Grade 12 in the public school system, must have been out of school for five years or more, and at the time of application must be attending or has been accepted into a program leading to an adult high school diploma in Nova Scotia.

8. Service Improvements

Respondents to the project surveys were invited to indicate the importance of a number of suggested improvements to literacy services for persons with disabilities. The following table provides an overview of the aggregated responses in order of priority.