The Braille Challenge® is an academic competition unlike any other. This two-stage contest is designed to motivate blind students to emphasize their study of braille, while rewarding their success with a fun-filled, but challenging, weekend of events. We work with agencies and individual teachers from across the United States and Canada to encourage their students to participate in the preliminary round.
Contestants may take the Preliminary Contest anytime during the first two months of the year in one of two ways:
1. Students gain the fullest experience by attending one of the many Braille Challenge regional events in their own state or region. One of the blind service agencies and/or schools near you could be hosting their own Preliminary Challenge. [1]
2. Students may also take the Challenge individually if the contest is administered by a teacher of the visually impaired. Either way, everyone can be a part of the Preliminary Round.
Once the contests are scored, the top eligible students are invited to Los Angeles, where they match skills against the top Braille readers in the nation at the National Braille Challenge.
2010–2011 Braille Challenge—Dates to Remember:
Registration Period: November 1 - December 17, 2010
Preliminary Contest Period: January - March 11, 2011
"Teacher of the Year" [2] Award Nomination: Deadline March 25, 2011
Notification of Contest Results: May 2, 2011
The Braille Challenge® Finals: June 24-25, 2011