Braille Challenge is the only academic competition of its kind in North America for students who are blind or visually impaired. Braille Institute launched Braille Challenge in 2000 to motivate students to practice and hone their braille literacy skills, which are essential to academic and employment success.

Any blind or visually impaired student in first through twelfth grades who can read and write braille is eligible to participate in the preliminary Braille Challenge regional events. Regional events are held from January through mid-March throughout the United States and Canada. All contestants are tested on fundamental braille skills such as:

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• Reading Comprehension

• Spelling

• Speed and Accuracy

• Proofreading

• Charts and Graphs

Regional contests are proctored by volunteer Teachers of the Visually Impaired and scored locally by volunteer transcribers based on national guidelines.

For Braille Challenge Finals, only the top 50 students (10 in each category) with the highest scores are invited to Los Angeles for the final round – two days of competition, camaraderie and fun!

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Sample Tests

If you are interested in preparing for the Braille Challenge, please use the link below to connect with The Braille Institute and download sample tests.