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For many years, the shortage of Braille teachers in the United States has created challenges for blind students of all ages who wish to read the ubiquitous system of raised-dot text.
After having their in-person instruction cut short by COVID-19, Michigan State University is taking steps to improve their online learning programs for blind students.
In the same vein as an electronic newspaper, a new portable electronic Braille display has been announced, small enough to fit in your pocket—and can even be rolled up. Basically, it’s “a ...
Electronic Braille computers allow users to digitally store hundreds of Braille materials that would otherwise be large and unwieldy in print, not to mention access the internet and complete other ...
Beaver and her colleagues developed the electronic textbooks with the aid of 15 blind students in grades two to 10. Each student received a BrailleNote, a personal note taker with refreshable Braille ...
Electronic Braille computers allow users to digitally store hundreds of Braille materials that would otherwise be large and unwieldy in print, not to mention access the internet and complete other ...
MacDonald believes that electronic braille is “the future” and has embraced it since he joined NBP in 2008, when many were saying that “braille is like Latin—a dead language.” (In fact ...
For the National Braille Press and its 1960-era Heidelberg presses, that has meant developing and launching its own electronic Braille reader last year — the B2G. “Think Kindle for the blind ...
For the National Braille Press and its 1960-era Heidelberg presses, that has meant developing and launching its own electronic Braille reader last year — the B2G .
AT LAST, the world’s first portable electronic Braille display. It is small enough to fit in a pocket and can even be rolled up like a newspaper. The display consists of a sheet of tiny plastic ...
For the National Braille Press and its 1960-era Heidelberg presses, that has meant developing and launching its own electronic Braille reader last year – the B2G .
The Worcester Talking Book Library will now provide audio materials to a national audience, as the Worcester Public Library subset has achieved certification to contribute to the Braille and Audio ...