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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...
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 as Voltaire, Victor Hugo, and many...
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 add any other device with its...
EBU project on Braille teaching and literacy
Over 2016 and 2017, an EBU expert group looked into the importance of Braille literacy and current barriers (technical, financial, psychological, etc.) of its development, in particular for young people. Knowledge, applied practices and experience on braille training...
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...
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...
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....
Canute 360, 9-lines braille display
An interesting device, the Canute 360 from the British company Bristol Braille Technology, is currently making its way onto the market in last years. This device has the undeniable advantages of displaying up to nine 40-character lines at a time, and its price is not...