Muldrow Student Wins Regional Braille Challenge Medal at OSB

Macey Millar earns silver medal in Sophomore Transition category at Oklahoma competition.

Mar. 25, 2026 at 1:10am

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Macey Millar, a sophomore at the Oklahoma School for the Blind (OSB), earned a silver medal in the Sophomore Transition category at the regional Braille Challenge competition held at OSB in Muskogee on March 4. The annual academic competition is part of the National and Youth Programs of the Braille Institute, challenging students to hone their braille reading and writing skills.

Why it matters

The Braille Challenge is the only national Braille literacy competition of its kind in the country, designed to reward students for their study of braille, which is essential to their future academic and employment success. Competitions like this help motivate students to improve their braille comprehension, spelling, and proofreading skills.

The details

Forty-six Oklahoma students competed at OSB for medals and prizes in the Braille Challenge. Contestants in the apprentice, freshman and Transition categories were tested on spelling, reading comprehension and proofreading, while sophomore, junior varsity and varsity contestants were scored on charts and graphs, reading comprehension and proofreading, as well as a speed and accuracy contest transcribing passages into braille.

  • The Oklahoma Regional Braille Challenge was held on March 4, 2026.
  • The Braille Institute will invite the top 50 finalists from the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and Australia to compete in the National Braille Challenge in Los Angeles in June 2026.

The players

Macey Millar

A sophomore at the Oklahoma School for the Blind who earned a silver medal in the Sophomore Transition category at the regional Braille Challenge competition.

Faye Miller

The competition coordinator and OSB Orientation and Mobility instructor.

Brent Pearce

The superintendent of the Oklahoma School for the Blind.

Braille Institute of America

The organization that runs the National and Youth Programs of the Braille Challenge.

Oklahoma School for the Blind

The school that hosted the regional Braille Challenge competition in Muskogee.

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What they’re saying

“Braille Challenge is the only national Braille literacy competition of its kind in the country. This contest is specifically designed to challenge and reward students for their study of braille, which is essential to their future academic and employment success.”

— Faye Miller, Competition coordinator and OSB Orientation and Mobility instructor

“Anything we can do to make reading more fun and help students improve their skills, I am all for that. This challenge motivates the students to improve their comprehension, spelling and proofreading. They want those medals and prizes.”

— Brent Pearce, OSB Superintendent

What’s next

The Braille Institute will invite the top 50 finalists from the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and Australia to compete in the National Braille Challenge in Los Angeles in June 2026.

The takeaway

The Braille Challenge competition at the Oklahoma School for the Blind demonstrates the importance of braille literacy and how academic competitions can motivate students with visual impairments to develop essential skills for their future success.