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ALERT!—Historic Bill Breaks Down Braille Barriers for All!

… students across America to exclusively learn and use braille. The bill, entitled the Braille Literacy Is Necessary Knowledge (BLINK) Act, was … U.S. sighted school children will be guaranteed issuance of braille textbooks for every course offered in our nation’s …
Rebecca Sheffield, Ph.D.

Unique Technologies Presented at First Deaf-Blind International Conference

… York, and Ohio offer no such program. The insideONE Tactile Braille Tablet from insidevision The insideONE is a Windows 10, 64-bit tactile braille tablet constructed of anodized aluminum and … featuring a touchscreen made of Gorilla Glass and a 32-cell braille display. Engraved into the glass is a braille …
Scott Davert
AccessWorld June 2018

Product Review: The Brailliant Bi 40X Braille Display from HumanWare

… a parade of keystrokes. I wanted to do that writing in braille, on a fairly small piece of equipment, and to have a … mainstream technology arena, particularly when it comes to braille devices, the object of my quest needed to interface … without saying, a perfectly productive, albeit simple, braille device would provide ready access to reading books …
Deborah Kendrick
AccessWorld July 2021

In This Issue

… Editor's Page AccessWorld Recognizes the Birthday of Louis Braille Product Reviews and Guides BrailleSense Polaris: Ready for the Road by Jamie Pauls … accessible mainstream apps should definitely consider the BrailleSense Polaris. A Big Compromise in Price With a Small …
AccessWorld January 2018

Movie Magic: Helen Keller in Paris to Honor Louis Braille, 1952

… hundred and seven years ago, on January 4th, 1809, Louis Braille was born in Coupvray, France. His invention of a … audiences. In 1952, one hundred years after his death, Braille's body — with the exception of his hands — was … spines of books. Next, a marble bust in the image of Louis Braille. His closed eyes rest above his smooth, high …
Helen Selsdon

To Mr. John Hitz

… Brattle St., Cambridge, Nov. 11, 1899. ...As to the braille question, I cannot tell how deeply it distresses me … Why, you yourself seem to think that I taught you American braille, when you do not know a single letter in the system! … when you said you had been writing to me in American braille--and there you were writing your letter in English …

Catching up with Alexa Jovanovic of Aille Design, on the intersection of Braille and Fashion

… led to Aille Design , an emerging Canadian brand that makes braille-beaded clothing with a social purpose. The brand incorporates detailed beading to form phrases in braille. The intricate beading describes clothing … fit. Aille Design products are inclusive, fully legible for braille readers, destigmatize disability, and educate about …
John Mackin

Helen Keller in Paris

… Closeup of Helen Keller's hands reading braille. Like all avid readers, Helen Keller recognized the greatness of Louis Braille's contribution to her and other blind people through … a speech in French honoring the life and legacy of Louis Braille. The speech is translated here: Sorbonne, Paris, …

Product Features

… Product Features Feature Trekker BrailleNote GPS Speech output Yes Yes Braille output No Yes Documentation Braille quick reference, online, print CD, online, braille …
AccessWorld November 2004

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… Braille Access Online The National Library Service for the … directly links items in its International Union Catalog for braille and audio materials to the Web-braille digital files in its Internet Web-braille system, …
AccessWorld November 2000

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