Two hundred years ago, the son of a saddler from a rural French village devised a groundbreaking tactile writing method of raised dots for blind people at the mere age of 15. Changing attitudes before ...
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 ...
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 ...
Scores of blind people protested Monday in the West African nation of Cameroon to mark World Braille Day and call for more books and teachers who can use the system of touch reading and writing for ...
Reading and writing are huge parts of everyday life. It’s easy to read things without even being aware you’re reading them. Those with severe visual impairment or blindness, though, may not be able to ...
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Who taught the blind to read by touch? Read the untold story of the invention of Braille
Louis Braille is remembered today as the father of Braille, the first system of writing for the visually impaired. His ...
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World Braille Day: Renewed call for tactile reading materials in schools, workplaces
The Rwanda Union of the Blind (RUB) has called on government and private institutions, individuals, faith-based and non-governmental organisations to contribute to the availability of Braille reading ...
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