… Even if you don't use braille, you'll want to read this article. Let me amend … personal disclosure, I am more than a fan or aficionado of braille. I would go so far as to say that my life depends on … it since the age of six. Because of my rapid inhalation of braille into my DNA, I was the first in a working class …
AccessWorld January 2013
… January of 2018, I reviewed the Orbit Reader 20, a low-cost braille display manufactured by Orbit Research. Since that time, another 20-cell braille display at a relatively low cost has entered the market, the Braille Me from Inovision. At the time of publication, at …
AccessWorld January 2020
… organizations, and when the announcement of the first ever Braille Summit circulated, expectations were naturally high. … I was delighted by the invitation to participate in the Braille Summit and knew that the conference would be … concluded on a note of significant hope for the future of braille and those who write and read it. The Purpose Most …
AccessWorld August 2013
… "I am thinking about getting a braille display. Which one should I get?" I was asked this … hearing our presentation entitled "The State of Refreshable Braille in Today's Screen Access Technology," that I would … to ask someone who has just given a talk on refreshable braille? As it happens, I have a lot of information for my …
AccessWorld November 2004
… researchers from Georgia Tech in Atlanta, GA, unveiled the BrailleTouch prototype, an eyes-free app that allows you to enter text in braille using a touchscreen smartphone. The widespread … its researchers completely by surprise. Media coverage of BrailleTouch included CNN, Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles …
AccessWorld May 2012
… a single thought repeats in my brain: "This could be a braille user's dream!" The thought occurs so spontaneously … Label Maker User's Guide." Beneath the USB keyboard and the braille user's guide is another box. This, of course, … the unpacking began. This product was packaged with a braille-reading blind person in mind, with measures taken to …
AccessWorld July 2016
… January 4, 2016 marked the 206 th birthday of Louis Braille, creator of the code for reading and writing used by … same day also marked another significant milestone for any braille reader living in the United States. That is the day … that the US officially transitions from the current English Braille code to the Unified English Braille code (UEB). The …
AccessWorld January 2016
… portable devices for storing information with the use of braille or typewriter keyboards. The stored information may be accessed through a built-in speech synthesizer, a braille display, or both. In the past, similar devices that … were less powerful and less versatile were referred to as braille notetakers, which were used for storing names and …
… Connecting the Dots: A Brighter Spin on the Future of Braille , which featured the work of the Transforming Braille Group. Leading organizations with a profound interest in the future of braille came together to take a serious look at how …
AccessWorld October 2016
… is in response to Jamie Pauls's January 2020 article, Braille in the 21st Century: How Far Have We Come? If you … is in response to Jamie Pauls's January 2020 article, Braille in the 21st Century: How Far Have We Come? Optasia … is in response to Jamie Pauls's January 2020 article, Braille in the 21st Century: How Far Have We Come? Jamey …
AccessWorld February 2021