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Jewelry, Braille-Labeled Gifts, and Accessible Cards for Valentine's Day!

… Day message to their friends or family members in simulated braille. These "secret messages" are a wonderful way for … as well as their sighted peers to learn about the braille code. Simply visit our Braille Bug Secret Message page, type in a short message …
AFB Staff

Musings on the Evolution and Longevity of Accessible Personal Digital Assistants

… of the company. Just over one-quarter the width of a BrailleNote, less than half its depth, and perhaps one-third … keypad is fully capable of uncontracted or contracted braille; computer braille; and a new and ingenious reduced-keystroke variant, …
Guido Corona
AccessWorld November 2007

The Great Screen Reader Race: A Review of the Two Leading Screen Readers

… software synthesizer—Eloquence from Eloquent Technologies. Braille access was tested using an ALVA 544 Satellite … Ratings were given for installation and documentation, braille access, basic performance in the word-processing … it possible to avoid the expense of a hardware synthesizer. Braille Access: Rating 4.5 Window-Eyes 4.1 supports a wide …
Jay Leventhal, Koert Wehberg
AccessWorld September 2001

Chapter XIX

… in physics, and this I could not do until we bought a braille writer, by means of which I could put down the steps … Blind, was employed to copy the papers for me in American braille. Mr. Vining was a stranger to me, and could not communicate with me, except by writing braille. The proctor was also a stranger, and did not …

When Old is New Again, Part I: What's Happening With some "Vintage" Access Technology Tools

… people, we could go back to the first typewriter or to braille itself, but this particular discussion begins around … The other flagship product for Telesensory was the VersaBraille, a cassette tape-based braille machine with a 20-cell braille display. Designed …
Deborah Kendrick
AccessWorld August 2021

ATIA 2009

… a prototype of a similar handheld product. At least two new braille displays were available at ATIA, both from companies that have not previously participated in the braille display market. APH demonstrated a small display, … Mobile Manager and the APH adaptation of that product, the Braille+. (Icon and Braille+ are handheld devices with …
Deborah Kendrick, Jay Leventhal
AccessWorld March 2009

AccessWorld News

… for third-party assistive devices, information related to Braille or large-print bills and the ability to connect with … and Products. Learn more at www.Perkins.org 2014 Louis Braille Touch of Genius Prize for Innovation is Now Accepting Applications The Louis Braille Touch of Genius Prize for Innovation was developed …
AccessWorld December 2014

Recognition of the Braille Code

… Pierre-Armand Dufau. Dufau did not approve of Louis Braille's code and banned its use by students and teachers … if everyone who was blind could read as a result of using braille. In April 1843, Louis was forced by ill-health to … and eventually it was found to be less effective than Louis Braille's code. Share …

France Honors Its Native Son

… Louis Braille's coffin is carried into the Pantheon in Paris, … In 1952, however, one hundred years after his death, Louis Braille's contribution was recognized in France and by the …

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… scholarship recipients: American Council of the Blind, AFB, Braille Institute of America, Canadian National Institute … information, contact Citibank; web site: www.citibank.com. Braille Note Takers with a Twist Pulse Data International and HumanWare released the BrailleNote QT, which includes all the BrailleNote features …
AccessWorld September 2001

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