Prodigy Learning today announced UK charity SportsAble as the charity partner for the ACA World Championship UK & Ireland Final on June 16, 2016. SportsAble is a leading grassroots to Paralympic sports charity that has been changing disabled people’s lives through sport for more than four decades.
The Adobe Certified Associate World Championship is a global competition that identifies and honours the next generation of design professionals using Adobe software. The Regional Final will bring together the 20 finalists at an event hosted by Adobe UK on June 16, 2016 to determine the UK & Ireland Champion.
The event will see finalists compete in a design challenge where they will be .given instructions, project requirements, and assets to complete a real–world design challenge for SportsAble using Adobe Creative Cloud software. The UK & Ireland Champion will be determined based on an evaluation of the finalists’ work.
The
2016 UK & Ireland Champion will win the trip of a lifetime
(sponsored by Prodigy Learning) to represent the region and compete at
the final round of the World Championship in Orlando, Florida.
Vivienne Davies (Chairman, SportsAble) commenting on the announcement said: “We
are thrilled to be chosen as this year’s ACA World Championship
charity. The right graphic design can be the difference between someone
walking past one of our flyers and someone stopping, reading it, acting
upon it and deciding to get involved and make a difference.”
“We
have to rely on volunteer designers and therefore this opportunity is a
real treat for us and something we really appreciate. We are very
excited about the final on 16th June and look forward to meeting
everyone. Thank you for supporting SportsAble.”
Rhian Davies (Digital Media Marketing Manager, Northern Europe, Adobe) noted: “We
are extremely pleased to be continuing our relationship with the ACA
World Championship this year by hosting the event at our UK headquarters
in Maidenhead. To be able to work alongside a local charity partner
such as Sportable is exciting and we are eager to see the final work
that these finalists can achieve using our creative software to benefit a
wonderful charity”
Andrew Flood (CEO, Prodigy Learning) added: “The ACA Championship presents a unique opportunity for us to give tangible benefit to a very deserving charity while also giving real-world design experience to a very talented group of design students. We are excited to see the projects the students produce using Adobe Creative Cloud and will be proud to see the artwork used for such a good cause as SportsAble.”
About Sportsable
Based in Maidenhead but with members from all over, SportsAble provides accessible facilities,expert coaching,adapted equipment and volunteer support in 12 different sports and activities 52 weeks of the year.
Disabled people of all ages join for fun, for therapy,for exercise,or for serious training for major competitions.“SportsAble changed my life” are the words often heard from members who are Paralympians, young children with disabilities or adults who are disabled following an accident or illness. Carers and families also benefit from being a part of such a positive, friendly and supportive organisation.
The charity needs more than £250,000 to operate each year and will soon embark upon a £6m expansion project to increase the size of the current sports facility so that more disabled people can benefit from more sport, more often.
More Information
To learn more about the 2016 Adobe Certified Associate World Championship please click here. To learn more about Adobe Certified Associate certification please click here or contact us.
