Livingston woman wins Meek award

By The Newsroom
Published 14th Jul 2011, 12:08 BST
Updated 15th Jul 2011, 13:44 BST
LIVINGSTON woman Khalida Tariq has been presented with the prestigious Tom Meek Award.

The award recognises students who have demonstrated commitment to adult learning. It is named after the late Tom Meek, a volunteer with West Lothian Council's Adult Basic Education (ABE) service.

When Tom passed away, his family created the awards event, for which there were 10 nominations this year.

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Khalida received the award at an event organised by the Friends of Adult Basic Education charity. She has suffered hearing loss since birth and received a cochlear implant two years ago. She attends a lip-reading group, and ABE's Coping with Deafness course with her husband, which helped him to understand her disability.

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