At Braille 200, we’re always on the lookout for unique ideas involving Braille. And recently, we came across something in Amsterdam that we just have to share with you. At the Tactile Reading & Graphics Conference 2025 in Amsterdam, Alexandre…
The Collection
Voilà! As promised: our lovely little collection of Clerihews! A heartfelt thank-you to everyone who took part and an extra big one to Anne Kochanek for all the enthusiasm and energy! Reiner Delgado Ruis Braille just before a while invented…
Cleri…….who?
Well, what’s this? The first unscheduled announcement at Braille 200? No joke, no fake, no spam, for real! We’ve just stumbled upon a funny little literary curiosity. Tomorrow is what literature fans might know as Clerihew Day. Clerihew was an…
Democracy Needs Braille
Today we present a very special collage by Lia Calvelo, which not only commemorates the birthday of Braille, but also creatively links it to democracy and takes this idea even further. Braille 200 definitely gives it a big thumbs up!…
A Different Kind of Light
We all have fixed ideas about what light is and what it means. But what if these ideas don’t tell the whole story? Today, Behie Shenol Ahmed shares a tale about a young woman who, journeying through darkness, discovers an…
May the Braille be with you
Yesterday, we received a truly fantastic tip from Svetlana Vasilyeva about a podcast that every Braille fan should absolutely have on their radar! The latest episode, which we’re especially excited to recommend today, features a delightful mix of topics: from…
Captivating dot worlds
Our Word for Sunday, one could say, is dot on, getting streight to the heart of an essential function of Braille. A heartfelt thank-you to André Rabe for this powerful and concise statement, one many of us would readily stand…
Our June Champion
June here at Braille200 was wonderfully diverse. We had pictures, we talked about movies, and it was bloody—well, fake bloody. There were cool songs, and sometimes we even ranted. There was chocolate, too. Why didn’t it win? Oh, right, it…
The Message of the instruments
For today’s post, Michal Tkáčik has brought us a wonderfully creative idea from his wife. Finally, it’s getting musical again and not nearly as easy as you might think! We at Braille 200 couldn’t decipher it right away, either. Can…
The Braillefinders in action
You won’t believe it! Some of us have already been on a summer holiday. What’s easier to believe, though, is that we stumbled upon something truly special: a feel-worthy place in the lovely little town of Harlingen, a charming harbour…