Prior to Braille, teaching in institutions for the blind had been based on recitation of texts in a parrot style, touching simple raised letters or, more often, learning handcraft in order to ...

Only about 10% of blind people around the world can read Braille. One primary reason is the high cost of Braille displays. The cost is a result of their complexity and reliability – required to ...

A Japanese designer has created a new font combining braille with letters or characters that can be read both visually and by touch. Braille Neue features raised black braille dots with katakana ...

In this, the trailing finger may be used to check and re-read certain letters and to find the beginning of the next line ...

Although it is made up of different combinations of just six dots, braille can be used to represent everything from basic letters and numbers to advanced mathematics and music. It would be ...

Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access ...

Unfortunately, anyone with low vision who relies on Braille signs, relief maps, and audio jacks doesn’t have this luxury — at least not yet. A group of researchers at Bayreuth University in ...

In this, the trailing finger may be used to check and re-read certain letters and to find the beginning of the next line while the leading finger continues to read. Braille-tip may be used like ...

Chantelle Griffiths is the co-founder of the Tactile and Tech Literacy Centre, which hopes to foster a thriving braille ...

This summer, the chain will distribute large-print and Braille menus to all stores in the US and Canada. The chain is working with the National Braille Press to create the new menus. And in the ...

The pandemic has revealed how critically important it is to produce essential information in accessible formats, including in Braille and audible formats. Otherwise, many persons with disabilities ...