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Topic: Braille 200

Contributions collected during the Braille 200 initiative

Braille 200 archive

Posted on: 01/02/2026 Last updated on: 01/02/2026 Written by: Michal Tkacik Comments: 0
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…
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Presents with Love and Braille

Posted on: 23/01/2026 Last updated on: 23/01/2026 Written by: Braille 200 Comments: 0
Presents with Love and Braille By Svetlana Vasilyeva It’s a holiday season again and I really like to give presents. Even in the darkest times like now, finding presents for my friends and family cheers me up a little bit.…
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Our final awards ceremony

Posted on: 04/01/2026 Last updated on: 14/01/2026 Written by: Braille 200 Comments: 0
This Sunday, let’s look back at eleven entries that won prizes last year and were selected from many other great entries. Many of them were stories from special periods in people’s lives: learning new skills, adapting to new circumstances, and…
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Weekend of Winners

Posted on: 03/01/2026 Last updated on: 03/01/2026 Written by: Braille 200 Comments: 0
Welcome to the final weekend of our daily publications. Tomorrow marks the official end of our Braille 200 initiative. However, that doesn’t mean we’re stopping overnight. We still have a few things we would like to share with you, and…
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the ICEVI–WBU Global Braille Literacy Campaign

Posted on: 02/01/2026 Last updated on: 02/01/2026 Written by: Braille 200 Comments: 0
Our initiative is coming to an end. But another campaign is just getting started, so 2026 also promises to be a fantastic year for Braille. And you can all be part of it at the kick-off event this Sunday. There…
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Happy New Braille Year

Posted on: 01/01/2026 Last updated on: 01/01/2026 Written by: Braille 200 Comments: 0
As we all know, a picture is worth a thousand words. And Braille images are no different. But even a Braille image cannot express how grateful we are to you for the past year full of contributions, feedback, and suggestions.…
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Something to smile about:

Posted on: 30/12/2025 Last updated on: 30/12/2025 Written by: Braille 200 Comments: 0
Sometimes all it takes is an amusing anecdote to get the day off to a good start. Martin Huwyler has just such an anecdote for you today. Thank you, Martin, for the first smile of the day! Martin Huwyler I…
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Poem: Sense of Dots

Posted on: 28/12/2025 Last updated on: 28/12/2025 Written by: Braille 200 Comments: 0
In his poem, Sense of Dots, Richard Petermann describes for us today the special significance that Braille holds for him. Sense of Dots Written by: Richard Petermann From dot to dot I steal my way into the story, my fingers…
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Restivities of the Festivities“

Posted on: 27/12/2025 Last updated on: 27/12/2025 Written by: Braille 200 Comments: 0
Hard to believe, but true: sometimes the best treats are the ones we forget. And what do you do when gingerbread, cookies, and all the other holiday delights have already been sampled down to the very last crumb? Simple: you…
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Sing aloud what touches you

Posted on: 26/12/2025 Last updated on: 27/12/2025 Written by: Braille 200 Comments: 0
Festive songs belong to Christmas just as much as cookies and Christmas trees. Thats why today, on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the invention of braille, the Braille Authority of Slovakia is sending this Braille-themed Christmas greeting to…
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