In the mid-1800s, the invention of the Braille system radically changed the lives of millions of visually impaired people ...

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Braille, however, modified the system to be suitable for the blind. He made each cell six dots instead of 12 so each combination could be read without moving the finger.

Lucy Edmonds, a 1978 Western Michigan University graduate from Lansing, reads "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" in Braille during a party Thursday at WMU marking the 200th birthday of Louis ...

For almost 200 years, the Braille system is the main way the visually impaired read. Braille is a tactile and writing (and printing) method for blind and visually-impaired people.

For people who rely on Braille, reading displays and signs in public can be a challenge, but a new system could help. HaptiRead is a haptic feedback device that uses ultrasound pulses in precise ...

The system is still a work in progress, as it can only do four cells’ worth of dot combination and needs to do six before it’s ready. Check out the brief explainer video after the break, or ...

Lego to start selling Braille bricks 00:20. BOSTON - Lego is selling Braille bricks to the public for the first time. For years, the company has been giving Braille brick kits away for free to ...

(CNN) - Lego is selling braille bricks to the public for the first time. The company says these special bricks have studs that correspond to the numbers and letters in the braille system. The ...

Braille-like system for mechanical memory. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ...

LEGO is bringing its Braille Bricks to the general public for the first time ever. The toy company initially released the special set to organizations that work with children with vision ...