Kaitlyn Hall of Illinois takes a reading comprehension test as part of the 10th annual Braille Challenge, a national literacy contest held at the Braille Institute of America in Los Angeles. See full story(Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)
Its estimated that less than 10% of legally blind people in the U.S. read Braille, down from about 50% in the 1960s. See full story(Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)
The contestants were ages 6 to 19, hailing from 43 states and four Canadian provinces. They had qualified as finalists at regional events. See full story(Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)
Luther Fuller of Kansas uses a Perkins Brailler to stamp out his answers to reading comprehension questions. See full story(Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)
