Introducing the iBraille Challenge!
Cheryl Kamei-Hannan, Ph.D., Associate Professor,
California State University, Los Angeles,
ckameih@exchange.calstatela.edu,
Tessa McCarthy, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, University of
Pittsburgh, tessam@pitt.edu,
Ben Pomeroy, Director of Digital Programs, Braille Institute
of America, Inc., and
Seanarae Smith, M.A., Instructional Materials and
Curriculum Specialist, California State University, Los
Angeles
The iBraille Challenge (iBC) integrates technology and literacy
skills in a mobile app that teachers of students with visual
impairments can use to support daily reading instruction for
students who read braille in grades 1-12. Designed to work with
refreshable braille displays and iPads using Voice Over (VO) screen
access software, the iBC is based on The National Braille
Challenge, a contest of braille readers and writers, sponsored by
the Braille Institute of America, Inc. Using the age and grade level
structure of the National Braille Challenge (see Table 1), the iBC
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