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Conquering the Code: A Review of the BrailleMaster

… This article reviews the BrailleMaster, an instructional aid that can be used by adults and children who want to learn the basics of the braille code. It teaches and offers practice with braille dot patterns for uncontracted and contracted braille …
Ike Presley
AccessWorld September 2003

Glenn Beck Makes Offensive Comments on CNN

… offensive comments on his CNN Headline News program about braille signs on walls. Media Matters has a clip on their site . The reality is that braille signage is extremely important for information and … to address some of the questions people have about braille in public spaces. Lots of people probably wonder …
Paul Schroeder

Diagrams of braille cells

… A full braille cell is in the upper left-hand corner showing the numbering of the dots from 1 to 6. Line 1 shows the braille characters for letters a through j, which are also … is formed with dots 1,2,4,5 in the upper part of the braille cell. When preceded by the numeric indicator these …

Cultural Diversity in Children’s Braille Books

… (JVIB) . The article, “ Cultural Diversity in Children’s Braille Books ,” by Monique A. Coleman and Judith Harrison, … identity of primary and secondary characters in children's braille books. The authors begin by describing how the … a widely recognized, longstanding problem; the children's braille book catalogs analyzed in this study present an even …
Rebecca Burrichter

More than a Perkins Brailler: A Review of the Mountbatten Brailler, Part 1

… The Mountbatten Brailler is not new technology, since it has been available … with it. What I had thought of as simply an electronic braillewriter is now so much more. Over the years since its … port, allows a teacher to read visually in print what is brailled on the Mountbatten. Also in the box was a power …
Frances Mary D'Andrea
AccessWorld January 2005

Dissemination of Braille

… This wood and metal portable braillewriter is in the shape of a ruler. It is 13 inches … by 3 inches high and 3 inches deep. The long side of the braillewriter faces the user, who depresses keys that are on … right-hand side. These keys punch holes in a metal grid of braille dot cells. After Louis' death in 1852, the braille …

War of the Dots

… linetype to New York Point, New York Point to American braille, American braille to Revised braille grade 1 1/2 ,and finally from grade 1 1/2 to grade …

Perkins Braille Writer Video

… Having trouble with this video? Try one of these: Perkins Brailler (Windows Media Video format) Perkins Brailler (Quicktime Movie format) Perkins Braille Writer Video Transcript Narrator: Early braille …

Entering Text on an iPhone, Part 2: Using External Hardware Devices

… keyboard and many of its settings, we also looked at Braille Screen Input, Handwriting, and dictation. In Part 2, … It is possible to connect a USB keyboard or an hid-capable braille display via USB cable using an Apple accessory … layouts are offered: Standard, Advanced, Phone Keypad, and Braille Screen Input. Standard and Advanced layouts contain …
Judy Dixon
AccessWorld January 2022

AccessWorld News

… tools to read. You primarily use speech output and/or braille to read. If you have any questions about this … survey, please contact Darren Burton . Library of Congress Braille and Talking-Book Program Releases Book Download App … or have a physical disability may now download audio and braille books to their iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch if they …
AccessWorld October 2013

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