The Braille Working Group of the European Blind Union (EBU) has already brought to you two interesting and informative sessions of table talks on braille displays usage – Use Your Braille Display Like a Pro. You can find the articles…
Video Materials for Training Braille and Tactile Skills
Developing strong braille reading and tactile perception skills is an essential part of literacy for blind and visually impaired people. Just like learning to read printed text, becoming a confident braille reader requires practice, patience, and regular training of the…
Expert Table Talk Series on Braille Displays: the Second C, Consuming
The second webinar in the European Blind Union’s Braille Working Group series focused on consuming information on braille displays, featuring presentations from multiple experts on various aspects of reading with braille technology. Our panellists: Oleg Shevkun, Reiner Delgado, Ute Lutzenberger,…
Short Research on the Presence of Tactile Graphics in Culture and Education
A short international survey titled “Short Research of Tactile Graphics Presence in Culture and Education” gathered 91 responses and explored how tactile objects and tactile graphics are represented in cultural and educational institutions. This pilot research is a product carried…
Expert Table Talk Series on Braille Displays: the first C, connecting
The Braille Working Group of the European Blind Union hosted a Table Talk webinar to discuss connecting and using Braille displays, with table talk moderator Oleg Shevkun and expert panelists including Ron Miller, Adi Kushnir, Matthew Horspool, and Svetlana Vasilyeva.…
Braille 200 archive
In 2025 we celebrated the bicentenary of inventing the braille scripture. Every day we published one peace about braille. And even after the bicentenary has passed, some posts are still arriving and are published. Articles published in this initiative have…
Fluent Braille Reading Recommendations 2025
Member s of the Braille Working Group of EBU have created a document with quick recommendations for fluent braille reading. The document is available on the website of EBU in an article Fluent Braille Reading Recommendations 2025. (pdf document).
Standing Where Braille Began: Reflections on Literacy, Legacy and Access. by HKS Accessibility Specialist Megan Dausch, Helen Keller Services
Standing in Louis Braille’s childhood home, touching the dominoes he once played with, HKS Accessibility Specialist Megan Dausch shares her meaningful visit to the Louis Braille Museum in Coupvray, France. The article is ilustrated by the photographs from the place,…
Blindness History Basics: a blog series from American Printing House
Interesting, resourceful, educative. Articles published by APH in the series of Blindness History Basics blog are taking us on a long journey to the history of braille, shorter visit to the eighties of 20TH century to see the first braille…
Braille at 200: a serie of videos (Double Tap)
At the Double Tap, the bicentenary of braille is celebrated by a serie of Braille at 200 episodes. Watch the YouTube videos of Braille at 200 with interesting guests and topics. Braille at 200 – Braille Education Around The World