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Braille Codes and Characters: History and Current Use - Part 2

… Braille Codes and Characters: History and Current Use - Part … Judy Dixon Part 1 of this article discussed the history of braille codes in the United States. Part 2 will look at the braille codes used by screen readers on computers and mobile …
Judy Dixon
AccessWorld February 2023

16 Braille Resources in Honor of World Braille Day 2016

… 16 Braille Resources in Honor of World Braille Day 2016 AFB Staff "Braille is knowledge, and knowledge is power." - Louis …
AFB Staff

10 Braille Resources From the American Foundation for the Blind in Honor of Louis Braille's Birthday

… 10 Braille Resources From the American Foundation for the Blind in Honor of Louis Braille's Birthday AFB Staff “O the delicious taste of independence that comes with an embossed book, and a Braille tablet!” - Helen Keller To celebrate World Braille …
AFB Staff

Braille Printers

… Braille Printers Braille printers receive data from computer devices and emboss that information in braille onto paper through the use of solenoids that control embossing pins. Braille printers typically print on heavyweight paper and …

Braille Codes and Characters: History and Current Use - Part 1

… Braille Codes and Characters: History and Current Use - Part … Dixon Part 1 of this article will discuss the history of braille codes in the United States with particular emphasis on how braille became usable with computers. This encompasses both …
Judy Dixon
AccessWorld January 2023

Braille Translators

… Braille Translators A braille translator takes a document and converts it into a braille file. The braille file can then be sent to a braille …

Celebrating One of the Original Coders on World Braille Day

… Celebrating One of the Original Coders on World Braille Day AFB Staff Every year on January 4 we celebrate braille and the birthday of Louis Braille, the French teenager who invented it. (Learn more …
AFB Staff

Product Features

… Product Features Product Features Maximum paper width: Braille Blazer: 8.5 inches; Porta-Thiel: 12 inches, Paper length settings: Braille Blazer: 0–12 inches in 1/8-inch increments; … inches in 1-inch increments, Prints on tractor feed paper: Braille Blazer: Yes; Porta-Thiel: Yes, Prints on individual …
AccessWorld November 2002

Refreshable Braille Displays

… Refreshable Braille Displays Braille displays provide access to information on a computer … raising and lowering different combinations of pins in braille cells. A braille display can show up to 80 …

What Is Braille?

… What Is Braille? Braille is a system of raised dots that can be read with the … and others who are not visually impaired ordinarily read braille with their eyes. Braille is not a language. Rather, …

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