Leeper '67 applied for the Wall Award as the project coordinator for Washington state's Parents Are Vital in Education Parent Training Project (PAVE). The $25,000 was used to hold the Kaleidoscope Conference. Upon receiving the award, Leeper explained to Grinnell Magazine, "The Kaleidoscope Conference will be an opportunity for families of children with disabilities to meet each other, to learn about what support exists from various state and federal agencies as well as community organizations, and to understand how they impact the world around them as individuals and as a group.

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