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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...
Gathering of the Machines
On International Typewriter Day, we’re presenting a short video slideshow featuring a selection of braille typewriters. The scenes are simple, the machines quieter than they might be, but they vividly illustrate the turbulent development and the passion behind these...
Anecdote Weekend: Snapshots from an Avid Reader
Reading works anytime, anywhere and that’s exactly what makes this hobby so wonderful! Today, Marieke from Germany takes us on a charming little journey through her life with Braille. The Braille 200 team warmly thanks her for these delightful snapshots, in which many...
weekend of anecdotes: Gate to Variety
Welcome to the weekend of anecdotes! Today and tomorrow, it’s all about being seen, about different realities colliding and about the many exciting, funny, or thought-provoking conversations that arise from them. To kick things off, Aleksander Pavkovic takes us...
tools and gadgets: The Braille card
Do you remember the tools and gadgets? We have just the thing for you today. Actually, it’s even more than that! For example, it makes a nice little gift or a fantastic teaching aid for school projects! Braille 200 presents the new Braille card from the DBSV. We...
The Arrival of the Braille Fleet
Join us in admiring the glorious arrival of the Braille Fleet! Well, glorious might be a bit of an overstatement. Strictly speaking, the fleet is made of… paper boats. But the maneuver they’re performing today is truly worth seeing: Approaching from all...
Tools and gadgets: Versa Slate
You probably know the feeling: There are just some tools or gadgets you always want to have within reach. DAP’s (Digital audio player’s), Labelable playing cards, color identifiers, or the classic writing slate. All tried and true everyday helpers! But...
Coffee O-Braille with the 2-to-1 Ideal
To start the day off right, we have three pieces of news for you: two good ones and one bad. Let’s begin with one of the good ones, anything else would just be cruel. Your first cup of coffee today is on Miriam Falke! The bad news? Unfortunately, the cup is empty, and...
Braille, Friendship, and the Gift of Hope
Braille is indispensable, we can all agree on that. But Braille is not everything. Today, Elena Likhanos from Russia shares a childhood memory in which, alongside Braille, friendship takes center stage. A friendship that finds expression through Braille, keeps secrets...
Passing on knowledge: When students become teachers
How exactly do adults learn Braille? Today, we present an article on this topic from “Sichtweisen,” the magazine of the German federation of the Blind and Partially Sighted (DBSV). In it, Sonja Schmidt reports on her work on a project that deals with precisely this...