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Online braille puzzle
A game of guessing puzzle based on braille dots brings a lot of fun and can be avery playful way to learn or train braille code. It is easy, without any installation needed, possible to play on web, in mobile phone, wherever and whenever. The game itself is very...
Materials and tools for learning Braille
1.Contour paste: Apply Braille script to various surfaces and textiles. With contour paste, for example, the so-called Perlen Pen, you can draw any tactile structures. The material adheres to textiles, even when they are washed. Perlen Pen, The Perlen Pen is also...
Review of the braille display: Zoomax Braille eReader
Zoomax Braille eReader is a sleak 20-cell braille e-reader with wifi, bluetooth and USB connection. It offers standard 6-dot keyboard with space, backspace and enter (on the positions of dots 7 and 8), 20 cursor routing keys and 11 function keys. Patrons of the...
Perkins Smart Brailler – Review: by Mairead O’Mahony
Combination of hard-copy braille and digital output helps to teach braille. This device may come very handy for teachers, assistents and braille trainers. Here is the review of the machine by Mairead O’Mahony, Vision Ireland: Product Review: Perkins Smart Brailler....
Materials and tools for learning Braille
Braille cube as a keychain: On three levels, you can rotate the four sides of the cube to represent all Braille characters. Available at Braille Würfel mit Schlüsselanhänger:Marland.eu Onlineshop 2. Braille set bar made of wood for displaying 10 enlarged...
Pop-It Toys
Pop-It Toys are silicone sheets with half-spherical dimples arranged side by side. You can press these dimples upward, creating bumps. When arranged at right angles, they can also represent enlarged Braille characters. On a sheet with 6×5 points, 3 characters go...
Summary of the tactile image libraryes
There are more online libraries offering a possibility to download the sources for creating a tactile images using different technologies. Those can include simple but very powerful braille graphics, dots graphics, tactile relief images for thermofoil, ZY Fuser,...
World Braille Day 2024
For the sixth time, on 4TH of January 2024, the whole world celebrates Braille as one of the most important communication tools for blind people. World Braille day was announced by the United Nations in 2018 and has been celebrated since January 2019. The system of...
Santa’s letters in braille: where is the truth?
How does Santa answer to children in your country? In Slovakia, if Santa gets letter in braille, he answers in braille too. It is a service offered by the Slovak National post in cooperation with the Matej Hrebenda Slovak Library for the Blind in Levoca. Similarly,...