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Latest posts
Braille 200; bicentenary of braille code invention
In 1825, a 16-year-old blind boy named Louis Braille, at his school in Paris, invented the braille code for tactile reading. This invention has since spread enhancing literacy, education and employment of millions of blind people around the world. In 2025, we will...
King David
Let’s stay with the topic of Braille images for a little longer. An equilateral triangle stands on its tip, its sides consisting of lines two dots wide. Superimposed on this is a second equilateral triangle, lying on its base, its lines one dot wide. When placed...
Merry Braille Christmas
Braille 200 is decorating your festive day today with a special fun fact: Did you know that the custom of the Christmas tree originated in Germany and spread from there to France and many other countries around the world? The first documented Christmas trees can be...
Imre Gergyes Braillepack
Braille 200 keeps things playful This Tuesday, Imre Gergye from Hungary presents his invention, the Braillepack, which makes learning and practicing Braille fun. Thank you, Imre, for allowing us to present your invention here at Braille 200. The Braillepack A...
Snails, balls and a little boy
Today, Britta Winkelnkemper not only presents her game ideas, which largely revolve around Braille, but also tells us how she came up with this idea. We at Braille 200 would like to thank Britta for her exciting insights and for sharing this idea with us all on here!...
Learning and understanding Braille: Learning Braille Through Distance Courses
Braille is best learned through face-to-face instruction. The DBSV trains many instructors; however, blind people still often cannot find a qualified teacher in their local area. For this reason, the DBSV has begun offering distance learning courses in Braille....
Spielerisch mit Braille: Entzifferung der Knotenschrift der Ute Diez
Die Knotenschrift der Inka ist bis heute rätselhaft. Ute Diez ist eine Künstlerin in Kiel, die schon sehr früh begann, auch haptisch zu arbeiten. Schon als Kind erdachte sie eine Knotenschrift. Dass deren Code sich entschlüsseln lässt, wenn man die Position eines...
Learning and Understanding Braille: Working with Braille Legos
At the suggestion of blind people in Denmark, the LEGO Foundation organized the production of Braille LEGO bricks and their distribution in many countries. The official website for using the bricks can be found here The bricks are distributed free of charge to...
Learning and understanding Braille: Learning Braille with the DBSV Punktum course
Five years ago, the DBSV began addressing the issue of Braille learning for the blind. It is very important that blind children receive good instruction in order to learn to read and write Braille. However, most people only lose their sight later in life, many when...
Learning and understanding Braille: Learning with enlarged Braille
Working with enlarged Braille can be particularly helpful for older blind people. If the sense of touch still struggles with Braille in its original size, it is possible to learn the shape of the characters in advance. However, the media described below have another...