The wait is over! Great news for all who’ve been looking forward to the new Medibus portal since January! On April 23rd, World Book Day, the new information portal for accessible reading will be launched by Medibus e.V., the media…
Discover Braille in Hamburg
200 years of Braille – that’s something to celebrate! For us, those little dots are completely natural. But many people around us have no idea just how brilliant this writing system truly is – and all the possibilities it opens…
Easter art
Braille 200 wishes you all a wonderful and joyful Easter – no matter where you are or who you’re celebrating with! Of course, we’ve also got the perfect picture for this special occasion! Braille 200 wünscht euch allen ein wunderschönes…
Gone, but not gone
Patricia Andreo Vila from Spain has shared a poem by her late sister, the blind writer Pilar Baumeister (née Andreo). Born without sight, Pilar first mastered Braille in the 1950s, when the tactile script was one of the few means of education and…
Braille around the world
We hope you’ve brought a few extra minutes with you today. To be precise, 27. That’s the length of the impressive BBC documentary that Dave Williams brought to our attention and one we definitely don’t want to keep from you.…
Braille goes Street Art
In recent months, we’ve seen a fascinating variety of art forms that creatively and unexpectedly incorporate Braille. From music compositions and Braille images to one of my personal favorites: Braille made from food. The possibilities seem endless, and today we…
Optical Braille Recognition
This Wednesday, Oleg Shevcun presents an exceptionally fascinating web tool from Russia. A creation that’s as ingenious as it is unexpected, and one that truly deserves our admiration. Some at Braille 200 might never have believed such a thing was…
Wool That Warms – and Says Thank You
Today, Cristina Pérez Ruiz from Spain introduces a Special Project which she coordinates as a psychologist. A group of members of the Spanish National Organization for the Blind in the city of Malaga knit garments that are given to people…
A Tracklist for Monday
Monday morning, time for an energetic start to the week. Statewide Vision Impairment Services from the Queensland Department of Education in Australia released 26 songs a while back, ranging from rap to pop, designed to make learning the Braille alphabet…
Dreams and Other Sweet Things
Some dreams just take their time. Like good dough that needs to rise. But when they finally come true, they’re all the more satisfying! In this case: a childhood dream with a gummy twist and a touch of Braille finesse.…