Glastonbury Resident Excels at Braille Challenge

GLASTONBURY, CT — Paige Drury of Glastonbury was the top scorer in the junior varsity category (Grades 7 through 9) at the 18th-annual New England Regional Braille Challenge on March 3.

The event took place at The Carroll Center for the Blind in Newton, MA.

The competition, a national program of the Braille Institute, encourages blind and visually impaired children in grades 2 to 12 to hone their braille skills, which are "essential to success in the sighted world."

Regional winners will be recognized with family and friends during an awards ceremony at the sixth-annual Carroll Center for the Blind Walk for Independence on April 29 and have the opportunity to go on to the Braille Challenge finals in Los Angeles in June.

Photo Credit: The Carroll Center for the Blind