World Braille Day, celebrated every January 4th in honor of the birth of Louis Braille, the creator of the Braille writing system, serves as an international awareness day about the importance of this ...

Photo courtesy of Roar Media Today is World Braille Day World Braille Day is a moment to reflect on the power of tactile ...

To help provide a low-cost communication tool for blind people, undergraduates at Johns Hopkins have invented a lightweight, portable Braille writing device that requires no electronic components. To ...

The week before Christmas is Santa’s busiest time of year. And as he prepares to circle the globe on his annual gift-giving trip, he relies on some trusty helpers. One of Santa’s special helpers is ...

There is a wonder in reading in Braille that the sighted will never know: to touch words and to have them touch you back. – ...

Graeme Douglas has received research funding from a variety of research funding organisations, including: Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB), The Nuffield Foundation, Thomas Pocklington ...

Accessibility devices are a wonder of modern technology, allowing people with various needs to interact more easily with the world. From prosthetics to devices to augment or aid someone’s vision or ...

Every year on January 4, the world comes together to observe World Braille Day, a day dedicated to celebrating the birth ...