Braille Workgroup of European Blind Union, among many others, was founded and is managed by the European Blind Union (EBU). The EU countries represented in the group are Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Spain, Sweden, Slovakia and the UK. Like the…
Gaming with Braille on the braille display
Summer is a playful time, and although many of us prefer to lounge by the water, in the heat we may still feel like spending time playing computer games in an air-conditioned room. 😊 Brail is making a statement in…
Music Braille – project of The DAISY Consortium
The main goal of Music Braille project of the DAISY Consortium is to ensure that more music braille scores are available more easily to more blind musicians world-wide. Project aims in the interlacing of newly developing software with braille notation…
MuseScore, upcoming release of new version with braille support
MuseScore, the professional music and notation program, is recently announcing uncoming release of MuseScore 4, expected in 2022. The company has published a tutorial video titled Screen Reader Accessibility in MuseScore 3 on their YouTube channel MuseScore Development. The video…
70th ANNIVERSARY OF THE PANTHEONISATION OF LOUIS BRAILLE, Wednesday, June 22, 2022Paris, France and ONLINE
On June 22nd, 1952, Louis Braille, to celebrate the century of his death, was transferred to the Panthéon in the heart of Paris. Today, few people know that Louis Braille is resting in the Panthéon, with other great figures such…
List of Braille displays and Braille notetakers, with neat describtions and distributors
You can find robust list of Braille displays and Braille notetakers with neat describtions of each device on the website of National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (NLS) | Library of Congress. Should you want to…
Planned Android 13 promises an improved accessibility including Braille displays support
Until now, TalkBack rolled out to all Android phones running Android 5.0 or later in 2020 and brought the possibility of Talkback Braille keyboard. For braille display connection it was though needed to download separate application BrailleBack. Setting-up the Talkback…
Braillecast – Connecting the Dots for Braillists Everywhere
The podcast Braillecast is unique podcast made by The Braillists Foundation. Professional work of the team, interesting guests and robust information made this podcast a winner of National Braille Press award Touch of Genius Prize for Innovation. Visit the webpage of…
How Do Refreshable Braille Displays Work? : (by Bureau of Internet Accessibility) and list of recent most used Braille displays
In the article of Bureau of Internet Accessibility importance of braille display is well explained. https://www.boia.org/blog/how-do-refreshable-braille-displays-work (by Bureau of Internet Accessibility) The site of American Foundation for the Blind offers a list of the braille displays with short describtion,…
Esperanto Braille Rules (contracted)
Rules for writting in contracted Braille in Esperanto can be found on the website: http://www.libe.slikom.info/E-stenografio.htm The text of the website is, presumably, in Esperanto.