Florida Instructional Materials Center for the Visually Impaired and Tampa Lighthouse for the Blind wish to acknowledge the generous support of our Regional Braille Challenge Sponsors.
The BRAILLE CHALLENGE is a national program of the Braille Institute® hosted by regional schools and agencies that serve blind and visually impaired children. It is the only national braille literacy competition of its kind in the country, and is specifically designed to challenge and reward blind students for their study of braille, which is essential to their future academic and employment success.
Registration Forms
Register Online
Everyone who plans to attend a regional event should register online. Teachers, aides, parents, family members, guest speakers, volunteers, etc. Students competing do not need to register online. They should already be registered.
Link to registration page
Online registration Deadlines:
North Florida – register by January 13
East Florida – register by January 26
South Florida – register by February 10
West Florida – register by February 10
Tentative Agendas
January 20 – North Florida (Tallahassee)
February 2 – East Florida (Orlando)
February 24 – South Florida (Ft. Lauderdale)
March 2 – West Florida (Tampa)
Florida Instructional Materials Center for the Visually Impaired wishes to gratefully acknowledge the generous support of our 2012 Regional Braille Challenge sponsors:
- Braille Institute of America
- Brailleworks, Inc.
- Broward Schools Program for Visually Impaired
- Caspers Company
- Central Florida Braille Association
- Dunkin’ Donuts
- HumanWare
- Florida Association for the Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired
- FNS Cafeteria
- Florida Reading and Vision Technology
- Florida State University Visual Disabilities Program
- Freedom Scientific
- Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church
- Lighthouse of Broward
- Lighthouse Central Florida
- Lighthouse of Pinellas
- Lions Eye Institute Foundation
- Mid-Florida Council of the Blind
- National Braille Press
- Olive Garden Restaurant
- Orange County Schools Visually Impaired Program
- Perkins School for the Blind
- Pinellas Braille Group
- School District of Hillsborough County
- Seedlings Braille Books for Children
- Tampa Lighthouse for the Blind
- Top Dot
Please contact Sue Glaser for additional information at FloridaBrailleChallenge@gmail.com or 813-695-8193.
