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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.
Electronic Braille computers allow users to digitally store hundreds of Braille materials that would otherwise be large and unwieldy in print, ...
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 ...
BOSTON (AP) — For nearly a century, the National Braille Press has churned out millions of pages of Braille books and magazines a year, providing a window on the world for generations of 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.
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 .
With Braille literacy rates dropping, the publisher developed and launched a Braille reader, the B2G.
A standard textbook for primary or secondary school students is a robust learning tool rich with photographs, illustrations, charts, maps: visual images that bring the words to life. Textbooks for ...
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 ...
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 ...