| 单词 | Braille |
| 例句 | Marie-Laure keeps both hands on the keys of her Braille typewriter. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z With my hands I checked the knots and lashings incessantly, trying to read them the way a blind man would read Braille. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z It would be best, he says, if she stayed in the key pound with her Braille workbooks, or upstairs in the mollusk laboratory. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Inside the second package: a fat stack of pages with Braille on the cover. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z But there is a book: the second Braille volume of Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, as thick as a sofa cushion. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z It was more than tracks Calvin was looking for—he whispered to the trees, whispered to the ground, touched them, as a blind man caresses a page of Braille, pulling meaning through his fingers. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s not until he finds three huge spiral-bound folios of Jules Verne in Braille that he solves it. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z I read the stress in the veins that popped anxious Braille into his neck. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Frank Haven Hall, superintendent of the Illinois Institution for the Education of the Blind, unveiled a new device that made plates for printing books in Braille. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z He stops at the foot, his fingers encircling the ankle, briefly, like a bracelet, where the tattoo is, a Braille he can read, a cattle brand. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Like a blind man reading Braille, I traced my fingers over the graffiti scratched into the concrete blocks. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Her cane stands in the corner; her big Braille novel waits facedown on the bed. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z I can’t see it in the dark but I trace the tiny scratched writing with the ends of my fingers, as if it’s a code in Braille. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z For an hour each morning—even Sundays—he makes her sit over a Braille workbook. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Almost four years have passed since she has felt Braille, and yet the letters rise from her memory as if she left off reading yesterday. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z She has read Around the World in Eighty Days until the Braille is soft and fraying; for this year’s birthday, her father has bought her an even fatter book: Dumas’s The Three Musketeers. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Previously Hall had invented a machine capable of typing in Braille, the Hall Braille Writer, which he never patented because he felt profit should not sully the cause of serving the blind. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z I crouch by the trunk, my fingers stroking the bark, seeking a Braille code, a clue, a message on how to come back to life after my long undersnow dormancy. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z The day Gram gave me the claddagh I was sitting on her bed, tracing the nubby white bedspread like Braille under my fingers, watching her get ready for church. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z It requires ratifying countries to adopt laws which will permit the reproduction and distribution of published works in formats such as Braille, large print text and audio books. Stevie Wonder to sing for blind treaty negotiators 2013-06-27T15:56:06Z The magazine was turned into Braille and a rather plummy acting friend of David's would be brought in every four weeks to record it on to tape. Once upon a life 2010-05-01T23:35:00Z The titles that emerged in the interwar years were funded by Congress and produced for the blind, most of whom didn’t read Braille. Audiobooks were set to destroy books — but instead, they opened a new world 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z A Braille edition is included in the exhibition. 'Quotations of Chairman Mao' Debuts at the Grolier Club 2014-11-13T05:00:00Z The sticker includes the words "Schneider Family Book Award" in Braille as well as in regular printed letters. Award-winning books about kids with disabilities 2011-03-12T01:02:49Z The foundation helped her get on a path that led to learning Braille and attending community college, where she now studies criminology and has plans to attend law school, she said. A blind woman just piloted an airplane across the country 2022-10-13T04:00:00Z As Lee Lorenz, The New Yorker’s art editor, once put it, “If you can’t recognize a Booth cartoon, you need the magazine in Braille.” George Booth, New Yorker Cartoonist of Sublime Zaniness, Dies at 96 2022-11-02T04:00:00Z The roomy, unisex restroom shared with La Collina thoughtfully includes Braille type near the entry. Review | On Capitol Hill, two ambitious restaurants debut from one thoughtful owner 2021-09-02T04:00:00Z Out on July 18 from Penguin Press, the book mixes memoir and reportage with fascinating dips into everything from the development of Braille to the history of the blind civil rights movement. What Does it Mean to be Blind? A Writer Chronicles The Loss of His Vision 2023-07-17T04:00:00Z He was already working at his memoir in 1987, saying he was using a Braille word processor. Jazz great George Shearing dies at 91 2011-02-14T18:05:00Z At its peak, half of all blind children in this country learned Braille, also known as “finger reading.” Trailblazers Louis Braille and Helen Keller opened new world to blind people 2019-01-07T05:00:00Z Not long before his parents split, an area aficionado handed him a box of 20 mixtapes of great fiddle performances — each dutifully labeled in Braille, with introductory listening instructions. An Unlikely Fiddler’s Dream 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z There are interpretive signs about Tolowa villages, but they are not in Braille. Accessible Nature: A Trail Guide for Disabled Hikers 2023-06-19T04:00:00Z He shows a Star Wars novel written in Braille and knockoffs from around the world, including the awkwardly named, Turkish-made action figure called Stars War. In a warehouse far, far away, the galaxy's top Star Wars collector holds court 2015-12-30T05:00:00Z There is even a Braille graffiti artist in France. Trailblazers Louis Braille and Helen Keller opened new world to blind people 2019-01-07T05:00:00Z I read it like Braille, I’ll just nuzzle your hair and inhale. Style Invitational Week 1336: Two ways about it — a double-entendre contest 2019-06-13T04:00:00Z The museum is part of Braille Bug, an online site created in part to teach sighted children about Braille and related topics. Trailblazers Louis Braille and Helen Keller opened new world to blind people 2019-01-07T05:00:00Z “Woo! Good job, Kaiya!” screamed the dozen or so supporters, including students who carried signs that read “Go, Kaiya, Go” in English and Braille symbols. A blind woman just piloted an airplane across the country 2022-10-13T04:00:00Z Ms. Redgrave is slated to play a woman who teaches the artist to read Braille, the producer said. Kevin Spacey Cast in Italian Film After Being Sidelined in the U.S. 2021-05-24T04:00:00Z After securing access to Ray Charles — a coup facilitated by a series of Western Union telegrams sent in Braille — he realized that the best possible outcome would be a book rendered in Charles’s voice. David Ritz Opens Up About Aretha Franklin and Others 2014-11-04T05:00:00Z World Braille Day is celebrated each year on January 4, Louis’s birthday. Trailblazers Louis Braille and Helen Keller opened new world to blind people 2019-01-07T05:00:00Z They include touchable examples of artworks, audio descriptions and labels written with Braille, curator Stephanie Moore said. Largest festival of disabled artists opens in DC 2010-06-08T22:30:00Z He learns music with Braille scores or by listening to recordings made especially for him, which include codes and instructions. Music Review: Nobuyuki Tsujii in Piano Debut at Carnegie Hall - Review 2011-11-13T22:43:26Z That performance of “Hamlet” in Braille — how can it keep up with the play’s body count? The Habit: high-speed comedy with multiple storylines | Comedy review 2012-11-19T19:20:13Z Christine carries the story of Joan on her body, and now she begins to read it as a kind of Braille. Lidia Yuknavitch blasts Joan of Arc into outer space 2017-04-24T04:00:00Z On one level, the book is a collection of curiosities – it also includes an image of a Braille edition of Playboy, a hibernating bear and a serpent handler. Cow-dung toothpaste? Taryn Simon's book Contraband unloads America's baggage 2011-01-03T17:51:54Z I read the tundra as if by Braille, always in search of solid footing. What the Caribou Taught Me About Being Together, and Apart 2020-04-06T04:00:00Z In a pleasant surprise for many YouTube skin care product reviewers, the packaging also includes signage in Braille. Do Men Self-Care? 2021-02-15T05:00:00Z So Shubham did, and with a few Internet searches he learned about Braille, the raised-dot writing system used by the blind, and Braille printers, which, to the 12-year-old’s shock, cost thousands of dollars. California teenager earns funding for his low-cost Braille printer for blind people Most could read Braille; most were in possession of a white cane. The eye surgery I never should have seen 2014-01-28T00:00:00Z Then he opened the envelope for osng of the year and flaunted its Braille lettering before the camera, making the audience wait. At the Grammys, Big Voices, Pretty Faces and Bitter Truths 2016-02-16T05:00:00Z Thorpe runs her hands over the Arabic letters on the page, and it’s “like reading Braille inversely,” because the girl pressed so hard with her pen. At a Public School in Denver, Refugee Children Find Hope and Frustration 2018-01-09T05:00:00Z "We play with smooth tiles to make sure no one can Braille anything." 15 fascinating facts about Scrabble 2022-05-30T04:00:00Z In addition to music, Ringwald’s passions included ham radio and the Los Angeles Dodgers, for whom he once served as a guest announcer, reading the lineup in Braille. Bob Ringwald, jazz ambassador and actor’s father, dies at 80 2021-08-08T04:00:00Z His call was endorsed by the World Blind Union, which said that in developing countries less than one percent of published works were available in formats like Braille or audio. Stevie Wonder urges U.N. bring light to the blind 2010-09-20T16:40:00Z It’s kind of a performance in Braille: things stick out.” film: Now Queen of the Firing Range 2010-10-08T20:59:00Z Today you’ll find Braille in lots of places, including elevators and ATMs. Trailblazers Louis Braille and Helen Keller opened new world to blind people 2019-01-07T05:00:00Z Braille lets them read and write on their own. Trailblazers Louis Braille and Helen Keller opened new world to blind people 2019-01-07T05:00:00Z From his earliest days on the air, he used a Braille typewriter to produce scripts. Ed Walker, WAMU personality who burnished radio’s golden age, dies at 83 2015-10-26T04:00:00Z His books have been translated into dozens of languages, as well as in Braille, and are sold in more than 100 countries. New Dr. Seuss-inspired books to feature diverse creators 2022-03-02T05:00:00Z They communicate through a finger-tapping code adapted from Braille in which she types words on his hands. Movie Review: ‘Planet of Snail,’ a South Korean Documentary 2012-07-24T22:08:39Z Braille services are feared to be next, followed by any other services seen by managers as "extras" – meaning anything other than books. Doncaster library cuts are cultural vandalism 2010-08-18T11:06:00Z An accident left Louis Braille blind at age 3. Trailblazers Louis Braille and Helen Keller opened new world to blind people 2019-01-07T05:00:00Z Some, like a period radio, an old phonograph player and even a Braille edition of “Mein Kampf,” represent newly emerging forms of modern media. The art of propaganda: Central Library exhibition pulls Nazi past into the present 2016-03-30T04:00:00Z Braille and large-print Taste menus and assistive listening systems are available at the southeast corner of Columbus and Monroe. Phil Vettel's tips for a terrific Taste 2011-06-22T19:10:00Z We were delicately splicing up a Braille copy of a Harry Potter novel to clad her designs for I Puritani at De Nederlandse Opera. The artists' artist: set designers 2011-07-20T21:31:01Z Under the decree, Lincoln Center agreed to install additional wheelchair seating, including locations that are closer to the stage, seats with removable armrests, Braille signs and an automatic door to the balcony. ArtsBeat: Lincoln Center Pledges to Make Avery Fisher Hall More Accessible 2012-06-28T19:58:32Z For someone who is born blind, with no visual imagery at all, reading is essentially a tactile experience, through the raised print of Braille. Reading the Fine Print 2012-12-14T05:00:00Z Braille books, like large-print books, are less and less available now, as people turn to the cheaper and more readily available audiobooks or computer voice programs. Reading the Fine Print 2012-12-14T05:00:00Z A black jacket was “scarified” along the spine with Braille threads reading, “What you do to your ancestors, your children will do to you.” The Avant-Garde Is Alive and Well and Making Fashion 2021-03-05T05:00:00Z On Thursday, St. Nick’s helpers again opened a special post office in the small village where they answer letters in various languages – including Braille – and even respond to all inquiries with a unique Santa postmark. German Santa Claus is answering Christmas mail before the holiday 2019-11-15T05:00:00Z His father works in Manhattan, where he is a partner in the law firm Akerman; he is also a chairman of JBI International, an organization in Manhattan that was founded as the Jewish Braille Institute. Meredith Milstein, Lance Polivy 2018-05-13T04:00:00Z He joined the Prison Walk-A-Thon to raise money for cancer, worked as a peer educator and learned Braille to translate college textbooks for the blind. Destined to die in prison, he vowed to change his life. How he found redemption and his freedom 2023-11-10T05:00:00Z And he would often remind Aria, “You are comfortable in this situation, but your character is younger than you, existing in 1941 and has not had any experience with reading other than Braille.” Depicting blindness in 'All the Light We Cannot See' 'changed me,' director says 2023-11-03T04:00:00Z As soon as he got on the wall and ran his hands and feet over the holds — like reading Braille with his fingertips — he was hooked. Blind faith: A visually impaired woman's journey up a towering California summit 2023-11-02T04:00:00Z A blind Lego fan has described how using Braille bricks means she can finally play with her grandchildren. Lego Braille bricks 'let me play with grandkids' 2023-10-18T04:00:00Z The enormous tangle of slides, rope climbs, swings and a zip line includes features like wheelchair-friendly ramps and a Braille learning area, making it the region’s first accessible design playground. 6 places to explore on a beachy road trip to British Columbia 2023-07-29T04:00:00Z The airline said Thursday that it has outfitted about a dozen planes with Braille markings and expects to finish work on its entire fleet except United Express planes by the end of 2026. United is adding Braille signs inside planes to help blind travelers find rows, seats and lavatories 2023-07-27T04:00:00Z The pamphlets that flood in through an open window — she can’t read them because it’s not Braille. Depicting blindness in 'All the Light We Cannot See' 'changed me,' director says 2023-11-03T04:00:00Z Shaimaa got in contact with specialists in the UK, Sweden, and the US, and also brought in a Braille teacher for Mohammed. The mother bringing autism out of the dark in Iraq 2023-06-04T04:00:00Z Lego's Braille bricks launched in 2020, though were only tested in certain schools and organisations. Lego Braille bricks 'let me play with grandkids' 2023-10-18T04:00:00Z It features bright colors, bold shapes and scattered ceramic elements, such as a car or a fish, labeled in Braille. The Braille Institute's new 'sensory wall' and mural conveys a tactile L.A. cityscape 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z She was nearsighted, and said she had to memorize the layout of the stage, moving from place to place through a technique that she called “semi-blind Braille.” Lynn Seymour, thrillingly expressive ballerina, dies at 83 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z Strechay: On my computer, I have something called a refreshable Braille screen with pins that pop up and form the words that are on the screen. Depicting blindness in 'All the Light We Cannot See' 'changed me,' director says 2023-11-03T04:00:00Z A blind artist hopes to inspire a new generation with his Braille artwork. 'I want to inspire the next blind generation' 2023-01-13T05:00:00Z Braille is a system of raised dots that helps a blind person or someone with vision impairment to read. Lego Braille bricks 'let me play with grandkids' 2023-10-18T04:00:00Z The Braille Institute will unveil its new library at a free open house Wednesday from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. The Braille Institute's new 'sensory wall' and mural conveys a tactile L.A. cityscape 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z Wednesday marks Louis Braille Day, the anniversary of his birth. Glaucoma sufferer learned Braille in lockdown after losing sight 2023-01-04T05:00:00Z Electronic ballot-marking devices with Braille and audio transcription allowed the visually impaired to cast their votes. Opinion | Election workers are the unsung heroes of democracy 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z A blind 12-year-old Venezuelan soccer fan has found a way to participate in the craze of collecting World Cup soccer stickers, by adding Braille to them. President-elect Lula rattles Brazil markets with spending rhetoric 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z Braille can be used for most of the world's languages and was invented by Frenchman Louis Braille, who was born in 1806. Lego Braille bricks 'let me play with grandkids' 2023-10-18T04:00:00Z The artists, who are not blind, created a large sensory wall and companion mural at the Braille Institute Los Angeles. The Braille Institute's new 'sensory wall' and mural conveys a tactile L.A. cityscape 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z Advances in technology, including the development of computers that speak, have led to a decline in Braille literacy rates. Glaucoma sufferer learned Braille in lockdown after losing sight 2023-01-04T05:00:00Z A blind 12-year-old Venezuelan soccer fan has found a way to participate in the craze of collecting World Cup soccer stickers, by adding Braille to them. How a maverick Brazil lawmaker helped Lula beat Bolsonaro's propaganda machine 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z Sebastian Filoramo, from the western city of Barquisimeto, began the initiative with the support of his parents and school teacher a few months ago by buying and labeling the album stickers with a Braille machine. Blind Venezuelan boy converts World Cup sticker album into Braille 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z Other meeting attendees I talked to wanted to do “In God We Trust” in Spanish and Braille, saying that it would be a true representation of the growing diversity of the Southlake community. Opinion | Texas’s latest democratic backslide is of Biblical proportions 2022-09-01T04:00:00Z It may be English as a second language, another spoken language, a language no longer spoken, American Sign Language, Braille, or even musical notation. Writing Guide 2021-12-21T00:00:00Z As well as learning Braille, Dawn decided to get a guide dog to improve her independence further. Glaucoma sufferer learned Braille in lockdown after losing sight 2023-01-04T05:00:00Z When I first entered his West Hollywood apartment, I was astounded by the amount and quality of the artwork, mostly ceramic masks, that he had produced in his Braille Institute courses. I found love and joy at 74. Then the pandemic happened 2022-08-05T04:00:00Z A blind 12-year-old Venezuelan soccer fan has found a way to participate in the craze of collecting World Cup soccer stickers, by adding Braille to them. Blind Venezuelan boy converts World Cup sticker album into Braille 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z Sculptural handrails along pathways support people with balance issues and outline a Braille story trail that describes the gardens for the visually impaired. The Seattle Sensory Garden makes nature accessible for everyone to experience, explore and appreciate 2022-07-30T04:00:00Z The VoiceOver setting screen is also where you can connect and configure an external Braille display. How to make the most of your iPhone’s accessibility features 2022-07-15T04:00:00Z "Braille also lets you read a bedtime story to children, a presentation at work, read music from braille music sheets, or play games such as braille Monopoly, Scrabble and cards," he added. Glaucoma sufferer learned Braille in lockdown after losing sight 2023-01-04T05:00:00Z He also exhibited prints from his Braille classes and some paintings from before he went blind. I found love and joy at 74. Then the pandemic happened 2022-08-05T04:00:00Z It also had built-in Braille support and a scripting language for users to customize their workflow. The hidden history of screen readers 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z Some public land agencies are also adding Braille to trail signs. A primer for hiking newbies 2022-06-09T04:00:00Z I was dismayed with the character Monsieur Dafau, who initially banned the Braille method at the Institute for Blind Youth in France, because he felt “it made blind children too independent.” A triumph for the blind community 2022-06-03T04:00:00Z Before the pandemic began in March 2020, she decided to learn Braille. Glaucoma sufferer learned Braille in lockdown after losing sight 2023-01-04T05:00:00Z Chism wrote and will perform this song, “Sounds of My Cane,” for “The Braille Legacy,” a new production at Inglewood’s Miracle Theater premiering June 24. For the first time, a visually impaired cast performs 'The Braille Legacy' musical 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z These millions of people may use magnification tools, Braille support, or screen readers. The hidden history of screen readers 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z Braille display users will continue to access the same functionality like navigating the screen with the display’s buttons, making a phone call, writing an email, or sending a text message. Android 13 beta will test out-of-the-box support for most braille displays 2022-05-19T04:00:00Z "It is print so I can't feel anything on it. It's not Braille, there's no tactile pictures, I'm not sure there's pictures in this," she added. Wales council elections: Blind voters blast lack of independence 2022-05-02T04:00:00Z "When the lockdown restrictions came in, it was a choice of stopping the lessons or switching to learning Braille remotely," she said. Glaucoma sufferer learned Braille in lockdown after losing sight 2023-01-04T05:00:00Z Written by French author Sébastien Lancrenon, the musical tracks the story of Louis Braille, the inventor of the alphabet for the blind. For the first time, a visually impaired cast performs 'The Braille Legacy' musical 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z Radiolab has now put out an accompanying ASL video for the episode, and it’s also published a transcript specially formatted to load into digital Braille readers. What happened at Stitcher 2022-03-22T04:00:00Z The government has also begun offering college entrance exams in Braille. Disabled Chinese Fight for Equal Rights Despite Paralympic Glory 2022-03-11T05:00:00Z The Welsh Liberal Democrats said they would like to see a Braille ballot introduced. Wales council elections: Blind voters blast lack of independence 2022-05-02T04:00:00Z Anderson had been searching, with little luck, for middle-grade Spanish Braille books to read alongside the audio, to keep up her pronunciation and spelling. How a treaty signed in Marrakesh made the Library of Congress more accessible 2022-02-15T05:00:00Z For its Los Angeles debut, a troupe known as Theatre by the Blind will stage “The Braille Legacy” — marking the first time the work has ever been performed by a visually impaired cast. For the first time, a visually impaired cast performs 'The Braille Legacy' musical 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z To make a compatible transcript, for example, they hired an external Braille coordinator, Sharon von See, to convert the copy into an official “Braille Ready File” using a computer program. What happened at Stitcher 2022-03-22T04:00:00Z The Braille signage on drive-up ATMs says, “Sighted people are so gullible.” Style Invitational Week 1476: Matchless humor — show us some Googlenopes 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z "It would be sent as a postal vote, or polling stations would keep a number of Braille ballots to provide, depending on how many registered voters in that polling district have requested one," it said. Wales council elections: Blind voters blast lack of independence 2022-05-02T04:00:00Z The same improved access is also now true for Braille music. How a treaty signed in Marrakesh made the Library of Congress more accessible 2022-02-15T05:00:00Z Set in the early 1800s, the story follows Braille from his days at France’s Institute for Blind Youth, where visually impaired students trained to be basket weavers. For the first time, a visually impaired cast performs 'The Braille Legacy' musical 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z He also opened a Braille library there with money he raised. Srikanth Bolla: The blind CEO’s £48m company which nearly didn’t happen 2022-01-23T05:00:00Z Manufacturers could instead provide a phone number in Braille that people could call for instructions, Mr. Riccobono said. At-Home Coronavirus Tests Are Inaccessible to Blind People 2022-01-10T05:00:00Z Zoox has Braille on its vehicles’ internal emergency button, innovative uses of light and sound to communicate with riders and road users, and large visual displays inside the vehicle. Disabled passengers were promised autonomous vehicles — they’re still waiting 2021-12-20T05:00:00Z Oft-requested musical scores that the Library of Congress never could seem to get permission to reproduce in Braille, such as Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah,” suddenly are on the shelf. How a treaty signed in Marrakesh made the Library of Congress more accessible 2022-02-15T05:00:00Z Braille, who was born with sight, experienced an eye injury as a young child. For the first time, a visually impaired cast performs 'The Braille Legacy' musical 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z She remembered the babyish Braille storybooks her teachers found for her. Perspective | He was her eyesight. She was his everything. 2021-12-13T05:00:00Z These instructions, which can be found in Braille, large text or audio formats, explain how to navigate the process through touch. At-Home Coronavirus Tests Are Inaccessible to Blind People 2022-01-10T05:00:00Z His mother was a homemaker who translated books into Braille. Anthony Downs, who viewed politics and traffic through the lens of economics, dies at 90 2021-10-27T04:00:00Z So are a growing list of tunes — including works by Adele and Billy Strayhorn and Bach — that each would have taken the library weeks to transcribe into Braille. How a treaty signed in Marrakesh made the Library of Congress more accessible 2022-02-15T05:00:00Z So he modified the Charles Barbier method known as sonography and developed the Braille alphabet despite little support from his teachers. For the first time, a visually impaired cast performs 'The Braille Legacy' musical 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z In addition to modified spacesuits for mobility impaired passengers, researchers tested special lighting systems for deaf passengers and Braille and navigational devices for blind passengers. A Future for People With Disabilities in Outer Space Takes Flight 2021-10-22T04:00:00Z The rapid tests that millions of other people are taking at home, which require precisely plunking liquid drops into tiny spaces and have no Braille guides, are also inaccessible to Ms. Smith. At-Home Coronavirus Tests Are Inaccessible to Blind People 2022-01-10T05:00:00Z Although not a traditional method to learn Braille, this case suggests that the mouth is able to recognize and distinguish patterns. Students can learn with their mouths as well as with their eyes and hands 2021-10-24T04:00:00Z The godfather of the book being read aloud through your smartphone headphones was Talking Books, the records developed in the 1930s in the United States for people with impaired vision as an alternative to Braille. ‘Disability Drives Innovation’ 2021-10-14T04:00:00Z Rose, who is sighted, first connects with Louis Braille while touring the institute with her father, Captain Barbier. For the first time, a visually impaired cast performs 'The Braille Legacy' musical 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z The roomy, unisex restroom thoughtfully includes Braille type near the entry. 2021 Fall Dining Guide A few, including Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, and Maine, are exploring legislation that would require pharmacies to provide prescription labels in Braille, large print, high-contrast and with audio. Specialty Pharmacies Cater to the Blind and Those with Impaired Vision 2021-09-21T04:00:00Z The Franciscan nun helped develop a Polish version of Braille and opened a center for the blind near Warsaw. Polish nun, cardinal who defied communism are beatified 2021-09-12T04:00:00Z Back then, only about 10 percent to 20 percent of Americans who were blind — including veterans who lost their sight in World War I — could read Braille. ‘Disability Drives Innovation’ 2021-10-14T04:00:00Z His role as Monsieur Dufau, the Institute for Blind Youth headmaster that banned the Braille method, claiming it made blind children too independent, was a challenge. For the first time, a visually impaired cast performs 'The Braille Legacy' musical 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z In addition to music, Ringwald's passions included ham radio and the Los Angeles Dodgers, for whom he once served as a guest announcer, reading the lineup in Braille. Molly Ringwald pens touching tribute to father Robert following his death at age 80 2021-08-09T04:00:00Z A packaging and labeling menu for prescriptions includes Braille, large print, and audio — all free of charge. Specialty Pharmacies Cater to the Blind and Those with Impaired Vision 2021-09-21T04:00:00Z On the bench, Tatel uses a small Braille computer, listening through one earpiece as he clicks through his meticulous notes. Judge David Tatel’s lack of eyesight never defined him, but his blindness is woven into the culture of the influential appeals court in D.C. 2021-07-07T04:00:00Z Braille is a universal language that relies on physical touch, text is read by running your fingers over indentations on a surface. The codes helping visually-impaired people shop 2021-07-02T04:00:00Z A native of Kharkiv, Ukraine, Olena Calderon plays someone in “The Braille Legacy” who has little understanding of the blind community. For the first time, a visually impaired cast performs 'The Braille Legacy' musical 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z The Braille at the memorial is not easily readable. Perspective | A disabled president’s memorial still isn’t fully accessible to disabled visitors, a new report finds 2021-05-19T04:00:00Z “I’d put the board up in my bedroom, the letters raised like it was a Braille impression,” she says. Chuck Eck, one of The Seattle Times’ unsung editors who watched the industry’s evolution, dies at 92 2021-05-10T04:00:00Z Now his desk is a tangle of cords for devices that include the Braille computer that converts text to speech and an oversized iPod-like audio reader. Judge David Tatel’s lack of eyesight never defined him, but his blindness is woven into the culture of the influential appeals court in D.C. 2021-07-07T04:00:00Z Books by Dr. Seuss – born Theodor Seuss Geisel in Springfield, Massachusetts, on March 2, 1904 – have been translated into dozens of languages as well as in Braille and are sold in more than 100 countries. Pat Boone defends Speedy Gonzales after ‘corrosive stereotype’ criticism: Leave it 'alone' 2021-03-09T05:00:00Z In the musical, he plays Gabriel Gauthier, who started out as Braille’s nemesis and became a lifelong friend. For the first time, a visually impaired cast performs 'The Braille Legacy' musical 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z “The Braille ranges from somewhat readable to completely unrecognizable,” the report reads. Perspective | A disabled president’s memorial still isn’t fully accessible to disabled visitors, a new report finds 2021-05-19T04:00:00Z The teachers work at the Sherlock Center on Disabilities at Rhode Island College, which includes services such as Braille instruction, help accessing school curriculum and mobility instruction to students, the Providence Journal reported. RI to seek vendor to provide visually impaired instruction 2021-03-03T05:00:00Z The Braille Institute, which offers courses such as how to read Braille and cooking, moved its classes online at the beginning of May. Visually impaired face new challenges navigating a world remade by COVID-19 2021-02-13T05:00:00Z The force required to emboss Braille paper produces a noise less like typing and more like repeatedly firing a BB gun. Braille is everywhere, but most blind kids can't read it. A competition hopes to change that 2021-02-01T05:00:00Z Coco Atama plays the complicated titular character at the center of “The Braille Legacy.” For the first time, a visually impaired cast performs 'The Braille Legacy' musical 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z A simple solution, she says, would be to add small signs that explain in readable Braille that the Braille on the memorial is an artistic rendering that is not to scale. Perspective | A disabled president’s memorial still isn’t fully accessible to disabled visitors, a new report finds 2021-05-19T04:00:00Z He became more independent after studying in Bombay, now Mumbai, where he learned Braille, bicycling, roller skating, horseback riding and rudimentary English. Ved Mehta, whose monumental autobiography explored life in India, dies at 86 2021-01-11T05:00:00Z “Video meeting, it’s a very visual medium,” said Matthew Beckwith, the youth programs manager at the Braille Institute. Visually impaired face new challenges navigating a world remade by COVID-19 2021-02-13T05:00:00Z Like the spelling bee, the Braille Challenge is a test of both literacy and willpower. Braille is everywhere, but most blind kids can't read it. A competition hopes to change that 2021-02-01T05:00:00Z “The Braille Legacy” is an important story, Atama says, in that it shows blind people as complicated, fully realized individuals. For the first time, a visually impaired cast performs 'The Braille Legacy' musical 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z It shows her struggling to navigate the website for the memorial, and then once there, trying to piece together the Braille like a puzzle. Perspective | A disabled president’s memorial still isn’t fully accessible to disabled visitors, a new report finds 2021-05-19T04:00:00Z The Children’s Braille Book Club started in 1983 and is a subscription-based program in which NBP sends a new print/braille picture book every month to blind and visually impaired children for a fee. Braille Press gets grant to help provide free Braille books 2020-12-12T05:00:00Z It’s a game changer for those who don’t want to lug around books made all the more thick with Braille code. Visually impaired face new challenges navigating a world remade by COVID-19 2021-02-13T05:00:00Z Today, fewer than 10% of visually disabled Americans do — perhaps a shock to many sighted people, who see Braille everywhere. Braille is everywhere, but most blind kids can't read it. A competition hopes to change that 2021-02-01T05:00:00Z Gauthier was at Braille’s bedside, along with Rose, when he died of tuberculosis at age 43. For the first time, a visually impaired cast performs 'The Braille Legacy' musical 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z Adjustments were made; I learned Braille and how to touch type. 'My eyesight might be deteriorating - but my determination never will' 2020-11-27T05:00:00Z Applications for the free subscriptions to the Children’s Braille Book Club open on Jan. 4, the birth date of the inventor of braille, Louis Braille. Braille Press gets grant to help provide free Braille books 2020-12-12T05:00:00Z They’ve incorporated Braille indicating the color of each garment into some of the designs they sell online at Twoblindbrothers.com. How two blind brothers became Two Blind Brothers for a cause 2020-11-05T05:00:00Z This steep decline in tactile literacy is what spurred the Braille Institute, an L.A.-based nonprofit serving blind and low-vision people, to launch its Braille Challenge in 2000. Braille is everywhere, but most blind kids can't read it. A competition hopes to change that 2021-02-01T05:00:00Z “I think it’s good to have this play to know that Louis Braille had this accident,” she says. For the first time, a visually impaired cast performs 'The Braille Legacy' musical 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z Learning Braille in French, on top of learning the language itself, felt like quite a task sometimes. 'My eyesight might be deteriorating - but my determination never will' 2020-11-27T05:00:00Z The playground is also known for its accessibility for all children, including nonslip surfaces, Braille signage and one of the country’s few Liberty Swings that kids can use while in a wheelchair. Playgrounds are an essential escape for kids, especially now. Here’s how to visit them safely. 2020-10-07T04:00:00Z He has low vision and is learning Braille. Remote learning has been a disaster for many students. But some kids have thrived. 2020-10-02T04:00:00Z “Up until the Braille Challenge, kids simply were not getting enough access to technology for Braille,” Siu said. Braille is everywhere, but most blind kids can't read it. A competition hopes to change that 2021-02-01T05:00:00Z He describes learning Braille as “an interesting journey” for him. For the first time, a visually impaired cast performs 'The Braille Legacy' musical 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z And although state law allows blind voters to receive a ballot in Braille, Natzke said he did not realize that was an option. A visually impaired man tried to vote amid Covid-19 – but there were no safe options 2020-08-06T04:00:00Z A message was left Monday seeking comment from Braille. NTSB seeks stronger lithium-ion battery rules after fire 2020-06-08T04:00:00Z Products available to visually impaired programmers are typically limited to screen readers and refreshable Braille displays. Sound bytes: sightless coding 2020-05-11T04:00:00Z “Right now, with all the technology that’s available, it’s easier than ever to get Braille under a kid’s fingers.” Braille is everywhere, but most blind kids can't read it. A competition hopes to change that 2021-02-01T05:00:00Z “I’m really competitive; that’s the reason I could learn Braille,” he says. For the first time, a visually impaired cast performs 'The Braille Legacy' musical 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z "And if you consider these men that we're talking about in 1920, their main way of reading was by Braille, then the last thing they wanted was their fingers being burned every day." ‘Justice not charity’ - the blind marchers who made history 2020-04-30T04:00:00Z Four batteries in fiberboard boxes were shipped from Braille Battery Inc. of Sarasota, Florida, by air to Indianapolis and on to Toronto. NTSB seeks stronger lithium-ion battery rules after fire 2020-06-08T04:00:00Z Unfortunately, screen readers are designed to read natural language rather than source code; and Braille displays are expensive and not widely accessible owing to a decline in Braille literacy. Sound bytes: sightless coding 2020-05-11T04:00:00Z This is the contest’s raison d'être, the reason the Braille Challenge forged ahead with its 2020 finals when other academic championships were canceled. Braille is everywhere, but most blind kids can't read it. A competition hopes to change that 2021-02-01T05:00:00Z While preparing for his role as Charles Henri, a teacher at the institute, Chism was inspired to “be involved and educated at the same time” as he learned more about Braille’s life. For the first time, a visually impaired cast performs 'The Braille Legacy' musical 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z One article detailed must-have items: a spare white cane, Braille playing cards, a travel pack of wet wipes. Brian Miller, whose blindness inspired a career helping disabled students, dies of covid-19 2020-04-14T04:00:00Z “I learned Braille,” he said, “while other kids were learning cursive.” Opinion | A Politician Takes a Sledgehammer to His Own Ego 2020-04-11T04:00:00Z Google announced on Thursday that it now offers a Braille keyboard integrated directly into Android. Google now offers a Braille keyboard for Android 2020-04-09T04:00:00Z Lynn is a good example: Though she was born blind in one eye, she wasn’t introduced to Braille until she lost her sight completely in fourth grade. Braille is everywhere, but most blind kids can't read it. A competition hopes to change that 2021-02-01T05:00:00Z He was elected to the Senate in 2014, and before he was sworn in as lieutenant governor in January 2017, the Senate underwent a makeover that incorporated Braille into that chamber’s floor sessions. Washington’s lieutenant governor leaving for the priesthood 2020-03-19T04:00:00Z In addition to being printed in English and Spanish, “Understanding AIDS” went out in Chinese, Portuguese, Haitian-Creole, Vietnamese, Laotian, Cambodian and Braille. Opinion | Anthony Fauci fights outbreaks with the sledgehammer of truth 2020-03-12T04:00:00Z “From Braille to Yale” was how he often described his journey. Opinion | A Politician Takes a Sledgehammer to His Own Ego 2020-04-11T04:00:00Z It supports Braille Grade 1 and Grade 2 and is only available in English at the moment. Google now offers a Braille keyboard for Android 2020-04-09T04:00:00Z For those who rely on Braille, the Braille Challenge helps bolster the “free appropriate public education” guaranteed but rarely delivered under the law. Braille is everywhere, but most blind kids can't read it. A competition hopes to change that 2021-02-01T05:00:00Z It provides training in skills such as personal care, cooking and using a Braille device to operate a smartphone or computer, and helps to integrate people into mainstream jobs. A Deaf-Blind Dishwasher Achieves His Childhood Dream: Movie Actor 2020-03-07T05:00:00Z AMB students also learn specialized skills like how to read Braille musical notation and operate computer programs, developed by Pinto, that are blind-accessible versions of Garage Band and the musical notation software Sibelius. The blind girls of Acabella: Pitch perfect and in total harmony 2020-01-24T05:00:00Z Habib devoured popular fiction, serious literature and history, reading in Braille or listening to recordings. Opinion | A Politician Takes a Sledgehammer to His Own Ego 2020-04-11T04:00:00Z In the evenings, Bartlett unwinds by going to plays, listening to podcasts, perusing the dictionary to build vocabulary, and transcribing books into Braille for visually-impaired readers. 7 mental health habits for women to focus on in 2020 | Provided by YWCA Seattle | King | Snohomish 2020-01-02T05:00:00Z Though the Braille Challenge is niche by definition, bees, bowls and brain sports are more popular among Zoomers than they’ve been in any previous generation. Braille is everywhere, but most blind kids can't read it. A competition hopes to change that 2021-02-01T05:00:00Z To decode Braille’s little bumps, you need highly sensitized fingertips. How to Teach a Child Braille 2019-11-26T05:00:00Z By fourth grade, after learning Braille and how to use a white cane, I transferred to public school. Visual impairment should not be a barrier to employment 2019-11-01T04:00:00Z And students with disabilities are also disadvantaged, they assert, because not all SAT test sites offer Braille, certain time extensions, extended or extra breaks. California groups demand UC drop the SAT, alleging it illegally discriminates against disadvantaged students 2019-10-29T04:00:00Z The result was 15-foot elegies to her childhood trips, so dense with color pencil, Mr. Ritchie said, “you can almost read them like Braille.” Drawn From Poverty: Art Was Supposed to Save Canada’s Inuit. It Hasn’t. 2019-10-19T04:00:00Z With a few prominent exceptions, most bees will be back in 2021, following much the same road map the Braille Challenge charted last year when it made its finals remote. Braille is everywhere, but most blind kids can't read it. A competition hopes to change that 2021-02-01T05:00:00Z Let a child run his or her hands over picture books with Braille as you read aloud. How to Teach a Child Braille 2019-11-26T05:00:00Z I’d walk in with my white cane and my Braille, and ultimately, would not get an offer. Visual impairment should not be a barrier to employment 2019-11-01T04:00:00Z Maghaberry Prison governor David Kennedy visited the school to present Eryn with the latest books produced by prisoners in the Braille unit. Prisoners pitch in for schoolgirl's Braille books 2019-10-15T04:00:00Z Inside was an electric guitar customized especially for Ayden with his name in Braille, along with a heartfelt, handwritten note from Ballerini. Country star Kelsea Ballerini surprises blind boy battling cancer with special gift 2019-10-12T04:00:00Z “We want the Braille on them to identify the company and their contact information.” Why is there a Braille message on my e-scooter? 2019-08-22T04:00:00Z Instruct children to tuck their thumbs and use eight fingertips on a line of Braille cells. How to Teach a Child Braille 2019-11-26T05:00:00Z I got my start as a fundraiser for the Seattle Public Library Foundation, raising money for the statewide Talking Book and Braille Library. Visual impairment should not be a barrier to employment 2019-11-01T04:00:00Z The prisoners transcribe books on to a computer, which converts the text into Braille. Prisoners pitch in for schoolgirl's Braille books 2019-10-15T04:00:00Z Each drawing is cryptically captioned in flat, and therefore unreadable, Vietnamese Braille. Review: Vietnam's art shows off its depth and diversity in this L.A. show 2019-08-08T04:00:00Z Some companies say they are considering adding the Braille message on all their scooters, not just where they are required to. Why is there a Braille message on my e-scooter? 2019-08-22T04:00:00Z For example, the tasting room’s audio/visual system is compatible with most hearing aids and Braille menus are on order. Former bank in San Antonio finds new worth as distillery 2019-07-31T04:00:00Z Mo Gaba, who is battling cancer and lost his vision at nine months old, will become the first person ever to announce an NFL draft pick off a Braille card. Blind fan to read Ravens pick off Braille card 2019-04-24T04:00:00Z As well as supporting individuals like Eryn, the Braille unit also provides books for hospitals, schools, charities and churches. Prisoners pitch in for schoolgirl's Braille books 2019-10-15T04:00:00Z Some visually impaired students use test booklets in Braille or large type. Abuse of ‘extended time’ on SAT and ACT outrages learning disability community 2019-03-29T04:00:00Z Lyft scooters in the Washington area also carry a Braille message with the company contact information. Why is there a Braille message on my e-scooter? 2019-08-22T04:00:00Z “The College Board considers all reasonable requests for accommodations — such as large print, Braille, or extended time — needed by students with documented disabilities,” he said. Fallout From College Admissions Scandal: Arrests, Damage Control and a Scramble for Answers 2019-03-13T04:00:00Z She has received support from the sensory needs service and she helps Ms Martin-Smith teach Braille along with other training around the county. 20,000 more care workers needed by 2030 2019-03-04T05:00:00Z By the time he was 11, he was using Braille to read. New program helps hunters with disabilities 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z Audio and Braille books were added to the program in 2011. Dolly Parton brings her Imagination Library charity to Ireland 2019-02-15T05:00:00Z She argued that blind Jews should be allowed to read from a Braille Torah. A bat mitzvah girl debuts a new way for blind Jews to participate in an ancient tradition 2019-01-14T05:00:00Z All students attend part time, for lessons, classes and other services, including Braille music transcription. School for Blind Musicians Evicted by Charity for the Blind 2018-12-20T05:00:00Z But with the help of Kindering, the Bennetts are now moving forward with a plan that includes Braille lessons for all of them. ‘I knew he could learn, and that gave me hope’: Seattle-area parents find help at Kindering 2018-12-01T05:00:00Z She sent him to Staten Island’s Curtis High School, where he gained fluency in English and Braille. A Blind, One-Armed Piano Man From Baghdad 2018-10-30T04:00:00Z They also satisfied the accessibility requirement in HAVA, offering Braille keyboards, audio instruction and other aids for physically impaired voters. The Crisis of Election Security 2018-09-26T04:00:00Z And to learn the nearly one hour of services she’d be leading in Hebrew, an organization called the Jewish Braille Institute was creating for her big fat, wide books of Braille Hebrew scripture. A bat mitzvah girl debuts a new way for blind Jews to participate in an ancient tradition 2019-01-14T05:00:00Z In high school, I finally read her books and marveled that she excelled in college before the Americans With Disabilities Act, before digital Braille and before, of course, the Internet. Opinion | Hey, Texas. Students need to learn about Helen Keller. Don’t remove her. 2018-09-19T04:00:00Z The Baltimore Orioles wore jerseys with Braille lettering on the front and back in place of standard English words in honor of their “National Federation of the Blind Night” promotion Tuesday. Orioles wear jerseys with Braille lettering 2018-09-19T04:00:00Z —The Baltimore Orioles will become the first American professional sports team to wear Braille lettering on their uniforms when they host the Toronto Blue Jays at Camden Yards on Sept. 18. MLB notebook: Donaldson not offered extension, agent says 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z The Baltimore Orioles will become the first American professional sports team to wear Braille lettering on their uniforms when they host the Toronto Blue Jays at Camden Yards on Sept. 18. O's to don Braille uniforms on September 18 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z As the state’s top elections official, he even published the first Braille voters’ pamphlet in the state. Former Secretary of State Ralph Munro has been a lifelong champion of disability rights 2018-08-30T04:00:00Z Her teachers and friends converted books from print to Braille. Opinion | Hey, Texas. Students need to learn about Helen Keller. Don’t remove her. 2018-09-19T04:00:00Z The issue, then, with putting Braille on baseball uniforms was that visually impaired fans were not able to read the names any better. Orioles wear jerseys with Braille lettering 2018-09-19T04:00:00Z New signs include Braille and invite visitors to experience them by touch so they are more meaningful to the visually or cognitively impaired. From trails to exhibits, parks aim to increase accessibility 2018-07-21T04:00:00Z The themed uniforms will be part of the team’s National Federation of the Blind Night promotion as the traditional “Orioles” script on the club’s white home jerseys will be replaced with Braille. O's to don Braille uniforms on September 18 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z A blind graffiti artist who tagged walls in Braille. Joaquin Phoenix and Gus Van Sant, together again (finally!) for ‘Don’t Worry …’ 2018-06-13T04:00:00Z The yearbooks are boards with plastic 3D printings of students’ faces perched above Braille nameplates. Teacher creates 3D yearbook for visually impaired students 2018-06-08T04:00:00Z They made Braille roster sheets for the TV and radio announcers, and one of the Braille uniforms will be sent to the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York. Orioles wear jerseys with Braille lettering 2018-09-19T04:00:00Z The yearbooks are boards with plastic 3D printings of students’ faces perched above Braille nameplates. Teacher creates 3D yearbook for visually impaired students 2018-06-08T04:00:00Z The center offers various courses, including those that teach Braille, how to use a blind cane, cook, use computers and create products in the wood shop. Success without sight: Provo man runs woodworking business 2018-06-08T04:00:00Z Reading aids for the blind have so far involved the use of intact sensory pathways and have progressed little beyond Braille and tape-recorded “talking-books”. 50 & 100 years ago 2018-06-04T04:00:00Z Bao and her colleagues used their setup to detect the motion of a small rod moving in different directions across their pressure sensors, as well as identify Braille characters. New artificial nerves could transform prosthetics 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z It includes two semesters of Braille, learning about the eye and orientation and mobility. Northern, SDSBVI strengthen with more demand for teachers 2018-04-28T04:00:00Z While no specific system for blind riders has been completed, the company says it’s developing a mobile app, Braille labels and audio cues. Driverless cars give hope to blind - are automakers onboard? 2018-04-13T04:00:00Z His mother, a nurse, launched her son on a crash course in Blindness 101: mastering Braille, learning to navigate blindfolded, practicing with a cane. Medical breakthrough: Seattle man is first adult to get new gene therapy for vision 2018-04-01T04:00:00Z He translated her poems into Spanish and would read from Spanish Braille while she read from the English print. Ed Bordley, championship-winning blind wrestler and Harvard Law graduate, dies at 61 2018-03-02T05:00:00Z A hearing induction loop enables clearer communication for those using hearing aids, while Braille directions, tactile guidance and easy-to-read pictographs help the visually impaired. What would a truly disabled-accessible city look like? 2018-02-14T05:00:00Z They went with Braille I and Braille II instructor Tevan Fischbach, who also teaches Braille and reading at the South Dakota School for the Blind and Visually Impaired. Northern, SDSBVI strengthen with more demand for teachers 2018-04-28T04:00:00Z The Wichitas created a unified theme for all the rooms with fire-retardant bedding, and added Braille signs to the rooms and along hallways around the building. Oklahoma tribes work to promote development 2018-02-12T05:00:00Z The Day of New London reports that a select group of about 10 women will begin learning Braille at the York Correctional Institution in East Lyme. Women’s prison to offer program for inmates to learn Braille 2018-02-04T05:00:00Z IN AN airy first-floor study, Eldred Jones, who is 93, takes a break from his Braille Bible to talk about how he first left Sierra Leone to study at Oxford. The painful origins of many creole languages 2018-02-01T05:00:00Z Green said that she wanted to advance her learning of the Navajo language, so she inquired with the Braille Authority of North America in 2013 to discover a braille code for Navajo did not exist. New Mexico teacher develops braille code for Navajo 2018-01-06T05:00:00Z Bristol Braille Technology has developed an affordable braille e-reader for blind people called Canute. Forget Juicero, here are the tech gadgets we can actually get excited about in 2018 2017-12-28T05:00:00Z But the number of students using exam papers in Braille fell to 1,130. Numbers given extra exam time soaring 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z A Louisville-based nonprofit, the American Printing House for the Blind, is implementing its prison Braille program at York. Women’s prison to offer program for inmates to learn Braille 2018-02-04T05:00:00Z Key control buttons in current Waymo Level 4 vehicles are marked in Braille. Driverless cars promise far greater mobility for the elderly and people with disabilities 2017-11-23T05:00:00Z 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 computer-based tasks in Braille. Technology seeks to preserve fading skill: Braille literacy 2017-11-01T04:00:00Z Having the option of multiple lines in the display allows for true context to Braille maths, music, tabular data and science books. Forget Juicero, here are the tech gadgets we can actually get excited about in 2018 2017-12-28T05:00:00Z Roughly 13 percent of U.S. blind students were considered Braille readers in a 2016 survey by the American Printing House for the Blind. Technology seeks to preserve fading skill: Braille literacy 2017-10-31T04:00:00Z In one quietly moving scene, a blind library volunteer shows a newly blind patron how to read Braille. Review | ‘Ex Libris’ celebrates the New York Public Library, and libraries in general 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z Other, humbler branches are featured as well, like the Performing Arts building and the Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library. Frederick Wiseman delivers an ode to knowledge in 'Ex Libris: The New York Public Library' 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z Another key is overcoming perceptions that Braille is hard to learn and inefficient to use, said Joseph Quintanilla, the vice president of development at the National Braille Press. Technology seeks to preserve fading skill: Braille literacy 2017-11-01T04:00:00Z “I didn’t want one. I didn’t want a cane. I didn’t want Braille,” said Hill, now a published author. Guide dogs part of the family 2017-09-05T04:00:00Z Those included using a cane to get around, learning how to cook and becoming proficient in Braille. Wausau woman can’t see but is finding her way 2017-06-19T04:00:00Z Sergio Oliva, direction of national programs for the Braille Institute, said he has seen students grow from shy youngsters into confident young adults over their years in the competition. Students from around the country compete in the national braille competition at USC 2017-06-17T04:00:00Z Would you tell a blind child to forego Braille communications? My Deaf Son Fought Speech. Sign Language Let Him Bloom 2017-05-26T04:00:00Z But as it turns 90 this year, the Boston-based printing press and other advocates of the tactile writing system are wrestling with how to address record low Braille literacy. Technology seeks to preserve fading skill: Braille literacy 2017-11-01T04:00:00Z “They don’t learn to read Braille by touch in here,” said Wittmershaus, who spent 15 years teaching visually impaired students Braille. Inmates learn Braille in hopes of getting work after prison 2017-05-24T04:00:00Z The "positive action" he refers to was his work in transcribing books into Braille for a school for the blind, something he did for many years. Ian Brady letters: Inside the mind of the Moors Murderer - BBC News 2017-05-16T04:00:00Z “It made me realize that this Braille Challenge is something they look forward to,” Oliva said. Students from around the country compete in the national braille competition at USC 2017-06-17T04:00:00Z Another Building 8 project, she said, was trying to advance the ability to communicate through touch only, an idea with roots in Braille, a writing system for the blind and visually impaired. Facebook gives peek inside unit studying brain-to-text technology 2017-04-19T04:00:00Z Brian Mac Donald, president of the National Braille Press, says the modern blind community needs easier and more affordable ways to access the writing system developed in the 1800s by French teacher Louis Braille. Technology seeks to preserve fading skill: Braille literacy 2017-11-01T04:00:00Z Finally, the competition ended with the Braille bee, which required participants to answer questions about Uncontracted Braille. Student takes part in Braille Bee 2017-04-16T04:00:00Z There will be one trailhead facility, featuring Braille signage with slope and grade specifications, and two trailside facilities with an exercise station. Northern Georgia town to use state grant for walking trail 2017-04-08T04:00:00Z The 18-year-old has grown up with the Braille Challenge — she started competing in 2006 when she was 7 and has won the finals four times. Students from around the country compete in the national braille competition at USC 2017-06-17T04:00:00Z In another Braille contest, the Braille Challenge, this one specific to literacy skills, L.T. took first place in the junior varsity bracket for middle-schoolers. EXCHANGE: Student reads Braille in multi-state contest 2017-03-25T04:00:00Z Roughly 13 percent of U.S. blind students were considered Braille readers in a 2016 survey by the American Printing House for the Blind, another major Braille publisher, located in Louisville, Kentucky. Technology seeks to preserve fading skill: Braille literacy 2017-11-01T04:00:00Z Aiden’s TVI signed him up for the Braille Bee and helped him prepare for competition, for which he studied at school and at home. Student takes part in Braille Bee 2017-04-16T04:00:00Z To match clothes, she would sew little Braille labels into his suits and shirts as color indicators. For a Half-Century, She Has Led the Blind With Chutzpah (and Often, No Cane) 2017-03-23T04:00:00Z For the first time this year, the competition moved from the Braille Institute’s facility to USC so children and their families could experience a college campus. Students from around the country compete in the national braille competition at USC 2017-06-17T04:00:00Z Spears enjoys reading, however, it was his competitive edge that drove him to scan his fingers across 4,015 braille pages for a multi-state Braille reading contest earlier this year. EXCHANGE: Student reads Braille in multi-state contest 2017-03-25T04:00:00Z “Technology is the key to making Braille more relevant by getting it into the hands of more people,” said Charlson, who began losing her vision as a child and is now totally blind. Technology seeks to preserve fading skill: Braille literacy 2017-11-01T04:00:00Z Aiden Williamson, a visually impaired student in the Petal School District, took part in the Mississippi School for the Blind’s first Braille Bee and took home second place. Student takes part in Braille Bee 2017-04-16T04:00:00Z And while he enjoys all of his work, it’s the chance to marry Braille and music that he likes the most. Indiana alum translate music compositions into Braille 2017-03-17T04:00:00Z She said she has made some of her closest friends through the Braille Challenge, and while she’ll miss competing with them, “we’ll still text.” Students from around the country compete in the national braille competition at USC 2017-06-17T04:00:00Z Ms Vickers wrote the novel over six years and did not use a computer or Braille to write the novel. Blind author Trish Vickers dies day book is published - BBC News 2017-03-11T05:00:00Z Kadlik said he is “not the strongest Braille reader,” in large part because of what technology allows him to accomplish. Technology seeks to preserve fading skill: Braille literacy 2017-11-01T04:00:00Z Uncontracted Braille simply consists of the 26 characters of the alphabet and various punctuation symbols such as the period and comma, but does not include abbreviations or contractions. Student takes part in Braille Bee 2017-04-16T04:00:00Z While still a graduate student, Goodbeer said, he was told someone was needed to translate music into Braille for a student. Indiana alum translate music compositions into Braille 2017-03-17T04:00:00Z The Braille Challenge, he said, “is a doorway” to their future. Students from around the country compete in the national braille competition at USC 2017-06-17T04:00:00Z He studied a Braille version of the Koran and had memorized it by age 11. Omar Abdel Rahman, imprisoned ‘blind sheikh’ linked to terrorist efforts, dies at 78 2017-02-18T05:00:00Z It’s a Braille keyboard, used to alert Habib to whoever is looking to speak. Tech innovations help Washington’s blind lieutenant governor oversee Legislature 2017-02-01T05:00:00Z “Aiden enjoys Braille; it is his avenue to connect with our world. He made lots of new friends he can’t wait to see again.” Student takes part in Braille Bee 2017-04-16T04:00:00Z For music students who read Braille, a lot of information needs to be conveyed. Indiana alum translate music compositions into Braille 2017-03-17T04:00:00Z Miles’ father, Kenny, said he was eager for his son to make new friends from across the country at his first Braille Challenge finals. Students from around the country compete in the national braille competition at USC 2017-06-17T04:00:00Z But Braille teacher Barry Wheatley said it made no sense as the Braille is too big and lacks spaces between words. Hull City Council defends 'gobbledygook' Braille paving - BBC News 2017-01-25T05:00:00Z As it prepared for the incoming lieutenant governor, the Washington Senate installed a Braille system to help Cyrus Habib navigate the chamber. Tech innovations help Washington’s blind lieutenant governor oversee Legislature 2017-02-01T05:00:00Z The Michigan Braille and Talking Book Library recently created the “You Say it How in Michigan?” guide, with audio and phonetic pronunciations. Michigan guide helps you say 2,200 people, places or things 2017-01-16T05:00:00Z When Habib joined the House, he was given a Braille reader and software on his laptop that provided both Braille and text-to-speech translation for the multitude of bills, emails and news stories he reads daily. Washington set to swear in 1st blind lieutenant governor 2017-01-07T05:00:00Z Fingers whirred, swiftly pressing down keys that would translate spoken words into lines of Braille. Students from around the country compete in the national braille competition at USC 2017-06-17T04:00:00Z Louis Braille created the system and first presented it in 1824. ‘Blind people changing what it means to be blind’ 2017-01-07T05:00:00Z With the Senate chambers empty one recent day, Habib showed off the Braille technology. Tech innovations help Washington’s blind lieutenant governor oversee Legislature 2017-02-01T05:00:00Z The Austrian innovation produces small physical bubbles in an area above its touchscreen which delivers refresh double lines of dynamic Braille. CES 2017: Tech preview of Las Vegas's biggest launches - BBC News 2017-01-01T05:00:00Z Deputy Secretary of the Senate Paul Campos said that while the Braille upgrade is unprecedented, it’s in line with ensuring the chamber runs as smoothly as possible. Washington set to swear in 1st blind lieutenant governor 2017-01-07T05:00:00Z This was the first exam of the daylong Braille Challenge finals, a national competition for low-vision and blind students 6 to 19, held this year at USC. Students from around the country compete in the national braille competition at USC 2017-06-17T04:00:00Z In mid-December, Jones demonstrated how he operates his Braille Sensory U2 to read. ‘Blind people changing what it means to be blind’ 2017-01-07T05:00:00Z Behind the rostrum is a slender white keyboard where the refreshable Braille pops up. Tech innovations help Washington’s blind lieutenant governor oversee Legislature 2017-02-01T05:00:00Z He is also hoping to secure Braille signage and create more community groups. Life in the freezer when you're blind - BBC News 2016-12-14T05:00:00Z And while the audio software is his preferred system, the added multitasking of calling on lawmakers made the Braille reader for the rostrum essential. Washington set to swear in 1st blind lieutenant governor 2017-01-07T05:00:00Z The Braille Institute, based in Los Angeles, has hosted the competition since its inaugural year in 2000, with the aim of encouraging Braille literacy and demystifying higher education. Students from around the country compete in the national braille competition at USC 2017-06-17T04:00:00Z He read minutes from the chapter’s last meeting by moving his fingers over the Braille keyboard on the device. ‘Blind people changing what it means to be blind’ 2017-01-07T05:00:00Z Float partnered with Illinois State University’s College of Education and Student Access and Accommodation Services, as well as the student organization Braille Birds, to test the app and receive feedback. EXCHANGE: Augmented reality in app for visually impaired 2016-12-04T05:00:00Z Her classmate, Elvira Pena, designed a blanket with special panels – with Braille in some cases – to help children with visual impairment or other disabilities to learn things such as shapes and colors. Why aren't more big brands designing clothes for people with disabilities? 2016-11-13T05:00:00Z Despite high praise and constant demand for its work, the all-volunteer Braille Association of Mid-Florida is struggling to find a space for its hefty production equipment and graphics center. Central Florida Braille center ‘desperate’ for new home 2016-11-13T05:00:00Z And for the first time in an election, it made ballots available in Braille so blind Colombians could vote. Colombia's Leader Vows to Push Ahead With Peace Efforts 2016-10-02T04:00:00Z “There is still a need for blind people to use Braille. If you’re using your sight, you need to learn Braille.” ‘Blind people changing what it means to be blind’ 2017-01-07T05:00:00Z I told him about the Braille slate and stylus I used then, and about the Braille printer and computers with speech I use now. Space Travel: A Vision 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z When she was nine, I presented a session to her class about Braille. How did I do as a blind dad? - BBC News 2016-07-30T04:00:00Z “There is a significant shortage of Braille transcribers throughout the country,” the American Foundation for the Blind reports. Central Florida Braille center ‘desperate’ for new home 2016-11-13T05:00:00Z There are children running across the ramped structure, while others explore the Braille, textured letters, pictures and music. Woodbury playground designed for kids of all abilities 2016-07-09T04:00:00Z There are three different grades of Braille to meet the different needs of Braille readers. ‘Blind people changing what it means to be blind’ 2017-01-07T05:00:00Z As well as offering courses in community-based rehabilitation and disability studies, the faculty has its own Braille Production Unit. Africa's disability innovators - BBC News 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z I envision ramps and lifts in elevated buildings; election materials available in large print, audio, and Braille formats; and sign language interpreters available in every election campaign. Why I Was Afraid to Vote in Nigeria 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z “We called the Braille Association of Mid-Florida, and they stopped everything else they were doing and produced 150 pamphlets for us practically overnight.” Central Florida Braille center ‘desperate’ for new home 2016-11-13T05:00:00Z In addition, the library operates the Washington Talking Book & Braille Library in Seattle and libraries in the state prisons and mental hospitals. Cindy Aden appointed to head Washington State Library. 2016-06-13T04:00:00Z Krysta uses technology daily, including an iPad and a Braille Sense - a small high-tech Braille machine with WiFi, audio capabilities and a Braille keyboard. ‘She’s pretty fearless’ 2016-05-25T04:00:00Z There is the rose-petal birthday present from his husband — a framed card that says “I love you” in Braille. Goldman’s Tech Chief Pushes the Bank to Be More Open, Like Him 2016-04-01T04:00:00Z There were no Braille signs or audio announcements of the bus schedule. India shines light on the plight of the disabled 2016-03-19T04:00:00Z Suzanne Dalton, supervisor of the state-funded Florida Instructional Materials Center for the Visually Impaired, says the Braille association is “invaluable,” but no state funds are available to pay rent for a volunteer organization. Central Florida Braille center ‘desperate’ for new home 2016-11-13T05:00:00Z At five, Khadija is "happy" and at a mainstream school where she is learning Braille. The children living with the world's rarest diseases - BBC News 2016-02-28T05:00:00Z Since individual letters and contractions sometimes use the same symbols, it’s more difficult to read contracted Braille. ‘She’s pretty fearless’ 2016-05-25T04:00:00Z It's one of the difficulties of playing in an orchestra if you're blind - there's rarely a Braille version of the music. The blind boy who learned to see with sound - BBC News 2016-02-12T05:00:00Z She told them to measure the width of the wheelchairs, height of the ramps, weigh the force of the door, and look for Braille signage. India shines light on the plight of the disabled 2016-03-19T04:00:00Z “Reading Braille exposes you to the nuances of language,” Witengier says. Central Florida Braille center ‘desperate’ for new home 2016-11-13T05:00:00Z Some of us want more extensive help with assistive technologies, especially those that magnify or read text out loud on our smartphones and computers, others with white cane training, cooking, lighting or Braille. Travelers in the Dark 1454-09-14T05:00:00Z In her presentation, she included a QR code that allowed viewers to read her report translated from Braille. ‘She’s pretty fearless’ 2016-05-25T04:00:00Z “When I first heard about Jesse back in April, we were under the impression he was going to be a Braille reader, but he’s improved a lot,” Wheelock said. EXCHANGE: Freeport teen soldiers on after losing vision 2016-01-10T05:00:00Z “The door knobs are not easy, and there are no grab bars inside the toilet. And the Braille information panel is mere tokenism.” India shines light on the plight of the disabled 2016-03-19T04:00:00Z In the office, I use a computer with a Braille display; a second, portable Braille display allows me to access my iPhone. Drawing on Experience to Teach Independent Living Skills 2016-01-09T05:00:00Z From glasses for the visually impaired to Braille slates for the blind, teachers in Senegal are being trained to identify children with disabilities and tailor their classes accordingly. From curse to catfish: West Africa schools tackle stigma of disability 2015-12-02T05:00:00Z Growing up in the US school system, she benefited from accessible technology, such as a digital Braille device - something her elder brother, who is also deaf-blind, was denied in Eritrea. Women of Africa: Deaf-blind lawyer on typing to Obama - BBC News 2015-11-17T05:00:00Z "Which thankfully happened young enough that I was able to adapt. I was able to learn Braille and learn what technology was available at the time." Young, Blind and Dealing With It 2015-11-13T05:00:00Z "I was given my confidence back bit by bit through training such as learning Braille. "My main objective, as a man in his early 30s, was to find employment. Remembrance Day: Centenarian leads blind veterans - BBC News 2015-11-08T05:00:00Z In 2014 it was announced that China would allow Braille or electronic university entrance exams. Human rights: What is China accused of? - BBC News 2015-10-21T04:00:00Z Even when the lesson ends and children spill into the dusty yard, gossiping and guzzling down water, a few stay behind with Abdoulaye as he slides the final Braille blocks into place. From curse to catfish: West Africa schools tackle stigma of disability 2015-12-02T05:00:00Z Anna shared this interest in disabilities: As a high-school student, she studied Braille and learned the alphabet in sign language. The Strange Case of Anna Stubblefield 2015-10-20T04:00:00Z Much like Yelp is to eating out, Ability App would give users such details as the locations of wheelchair ramps, accessible boat launches and hiking trails, service animal-friendly locations, and restaurants with Braille menus. Young inventor creates app to help people with disabilities 2015-10-18T04:00:00Z A judge once ruled that denying blind people a Braille version of it violated their First Amendment rights. Playboy to Drop Nudity as Internet Fills Demand 2015-10-12T04:00:00Z On the walls hung large oil paintings covered in Braille. Rihanna unveils 'Anti' at art gallery event 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z Certain teachers travel to disabled pupils' homes to reinforce what they have learnt at school, provide support to their families and even teach some parents to use Braille. From curse to catfish: West Africa schools tackle stigma of disability 2015-12-02T05:00:00Z There were no tactile maps he might interpret with his fingers, no guides in Braille or in audio form at that time. The blind hiker who takes on the wilderness - BBC News 2015-09-10T04:00:00Z But, in the 28 years since, he has been described as a model prisoner who has educated himself to degree level and become an expert in transcribing music into Braille. Colin Pitchfork parole hearing: How to assess a killer's risk - BBC News 2015-09-05T04:00:00Z The city must also draft new procedures for making documents available in alternate formats, including Braille, and to improve the accessibility of its website and online services. Cedar Rapids to improve access under ADA settlement with US 2015-09-01T04:00:00Z Three other pieces were titled "Fire," with the Braille appearing to be lyrics from a track off the album. Rihanna unveils 'Anti' at art gallery event 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z Another adaptation would let deaf-blind users send a picture to a call center and get a description in Braille. FCC announces video calling platform for sign language users 2015-08-21T04:00:00Z The ADA is responsible for curb cuts, ramps, Braille lettering and lifts on city buses, among thousands of other changes. No room on the bus for wheelchair-bound woman who fought for the Americans with Disabilities Act 2015-07-20T04:00:00Z After college, Keller read Braille translations of works by Karl Marx, H.G. Helen Keller’s Forgotten Radicalism 2015-06-26T04:00:00Z Faith is planning to learn Braille, but currently she needs a person physically with her to explain her surroundings. 3-D technology helps graduate give mom replica of her face 2015-06-21T04:00:00Z Engeldinger had been fired from Accent Signage Systems, a small company that specializes in making interior signs that comply with the Americans With Disabilities Act, including signs in Braille for the blind. Deadliest U.S. mass shootings 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z In a world of recorded sound, text-to-voice translators and voice-activated software, the withering of Braille might not be thought to matter much. Reading lessons 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z The printer, no longer made of Legos, will include Braille transcoder software to transcribe Braille automatically, instead of using software installations, according to the company. Middle School Student Founds Company, Builds Braille Printer 2015-05-12T04:00:00Z It added that Pitchfork, who is now 55, had become a specialist in transcribing printed music into Braille, work which was used across the UK and internationally. 'DNA' child killer Colin Pitchfork gets parole review - BBC News 2015-04-27T04:00:00Z She can read Braille and speak Portuguese; she could probably beat Ken Jennings at Trivial Pursuit. ‘The Age of Adaline’ movie review 2015-04-22T04:00:00Z A Braille reader that helps blind people access the Internet. Does Your Website Violate The Americans With Disabilities Act? 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z Braille may, however, be about to enjoy a comeback. Reading lessons 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z Scouts are required to be familiar with American Sign Language and Braille. Can you read me? Boy Scouts send a message with a new merit badge. 2015-03-23T04:00:00Z Duxbury Braille Translator: Braille translation software converts electronic files into Braille. 7 Innovative Education Products For The Blind And Visually Impaired 2015-03-16T04:00:00Z She helped to develop a Braille version of the Khmer language and worked to prevent blind children from being treated as "outcasts" by the education system. Teacher prize winner gives away $1m 2015-03-15T04:00:00Z She quit, retrained and learned Braille but found it impossible to even get invited for job interviews. The blind breast cancer detectors 2015-02-22T05:00:00Z It uses a pleasingly 19th-century technology, pneumatics, to generate Braille symbols. Reading lessons 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z In addition to paper products, the IRS also offers publications and forms in a variety of formats, including screen reading software, refreshable Braille displays, and voice recognition software. Skittish About Filing Online? How To Find Paper Forms, Pubs & Instructions 2015-02-20T05:00:00Z The punctuation is almost like Braille, providing a kind of bas-relief, accentuating the topography of the sentence. Confessions of a Comma Queen 2015-02-16T05:00:00Z “The kids loved him. That really helped them to pay attention in Braille because they knew Stoney was listening, so he’s really used to hearing children read,” Morgan said. Seeing Eye dog becomes therapy dog for Spartanburg students 2015-02-09T05:00:00Z Braille Tails contracts with an Oregon company and print shops at two prisons in Wisconsin and Nebraska, where minimum-security inmates do the labor. Braille Tails: Helping the blind to read 2015-02-01T05:00:00Z As Jennifer slid down the hull 30 feet, feeling almost by Braille, it hit her there were almost 1,200 guys in there – fathers, sons, brothers, families. Nat. Geo. Lensman David Doubilet On Shooting Underwater, Pearl Harbor Wrecks 2015-02-01T05:00:00Z Braille will stay with them for about six months before she goes to another home for harness training. Wisconsin couple trains puppies for the visually impaired 2015-01-31T05:00:00Z Shubham then did some online research and was shocked to learn that Braille printers, also called embossers, cost at least $2,000 — too expensive for most blind readers, especially in developing countries. Boy, 13, builds Braille printer with Legos, starts company 2015-01-20T05:00:00Z Using a modified smartphone to capture the sound, they wrote a program to translate the words into signals on the vest — similar to Braille on paper for the blind. Crowdfunding propels scientific research 2015-01-18T05:00:00Z Braille Tails has translated 23 titles and delivered 2,165 books to about 85 schools and lending libraries across the country. Braille Tails: Helping the blind to read 2015-02-01T05:00:00Z Braille hadn't been invented yet and he was forced to pay for a boy to read to him, despite having been thrust into poverty after going blind. Edward Rushton: Who was this blind revolutionary? 2014-11-21T05:00:00Z It’s clear Braille is still a puppy when you first get to their home. Wisconsin couple trains puppies for the visually impaired 2015-01-31T05:00:00Z Only a minority of blind people use Braille. Tech giant backs schoolboy inventor 2014-11-05T05:00:00Z Ninety-five percent of the children will need to learn Braille. Football player’s blind daughter regaining sight 2014-10-12T04:00:00Z She said that about 90 percent of blind children cannot read braille, the raised-character reading system invented by Louis Braille, who was blinded in a childhood accident. Braille Tails: Helping the blind to read 2015-02-01T05:00:00Z His Braille machine dominates his desk, but his blindness never dominated his career. David Blunkett: ‘I don’t think people will ever get over Iraq. They hate Tony Blair for it’ 2014-10-12T04:00:00Z Right now they are working on getting Braille to remain still even while there is a lot of movement around her, and the schools provide that environment. Wisconsin couple trains puppies for the visually impaired 2015-01-31T05:00:00Z I offer my Braille and print deafblind manual card so they can spell out words to me on my hands. Lesser-known things about being deafblind 2014-09-10T04:00:00Z So prepare to step into a world filled with Braille, machine guns, canes, killer whales, guide dogs and nuclear weapons. Guide dogs and guns 2014-08-12T04:00:00Z Braille Tails is operated out of Sloan’s basement - “We don’t even have office space,” she said. Braille Tails: Helping the blind to read 2015-02-01T05:00:00Z Fifteen different online language versions of the guide, as well as audio and Braille versions, will also be available to view the Scottish government website. Both sides issue referendum leaflets 2014-08-03T04:00:00Z Some young blind people no longer feel the need to learn Braille to read with their fingers, when Siri and other computer voices can do the reading instead. Advocates for blind, deaf want more from Apple 2014-07-09T04:00:00Z Some people might dot Braille numbers on the back of my hand or draw print numbers on my palm. Lesser-known things about being deafblind 2014-09-10T04:00:00Z Tactile books are crucial to early cognitive development for blind children, who typically don’t begin to read Braille until the age of 6. 3-D Printing Enables Visually Impaired Children to Experience the World of Literary Classics Henry said it is “like Christmas” when a new book translated by Braille Tails arrives at the school. Braille Tails: Helping the blind to read 2015-02-01T05:00:00Z The FingerReader would not replace Braille - the system of raised dots that form words, interpreted by touch. MIT finger device reads to the blind in real time 2014-07-08T04:00:00Z Among much else, it undertakes cornea transplants, publishes a Hindi newspaper in Braille and is setting up a university in Maharashtra state. Nita Ambani, India's Most Powerful Woman? 2014-06-19T04:00:00Z The institution in Lhasa offers its young students the standard age-appropriate riot of color and noise, augmented by the clack of canes and Braille typewriters. ‘For the Benefit of Those Who See’: The Life of the Blind 2014-05-26T04:00:00Z OwnFone's new Braille phone is based on these previous two devices, keeping its small form factor and colourful design. First Braille phone goes on sale 2014-05-16T04:00:00Z Together, they created Braille Tails, a group that has worked to publish braille versions of off-the-shelf children’s books about animals - Elijah’s favorite subject - and give them to schools for the blind. Braille Tails: Helping the blind to read 2015-02-01T05:00:00Z “Ample” is his favorable judgment after doing the Braille thing. Robert Coover: “The Waitress.” 2014-05-12T04:00:00Z Engineers in Israel are developing a contact lens to translate electrical signals into shapes on the cornea, producing a tactile effect similar to Braille on the fingertips. Why Comcast’s $10 a month Internet isn’t all it’s cracked up to be 2014-05-10T00:58:57Z Scott Wood, from the charity Action for Blind People, says that the advantage of a Braille e-reader would be the ability to scan back and forth across many more words at a time. The missing budget Braille e-reader 2014-05-08T23:08:39Z While this may be the first Braille phone available to consumers, the idea is not an original one. First Braille phone goes on sale 2014-05-16T04:00:00Z Her organization has its own Braille Reading Pals Club, which offers a free book a year for children up to 8 years old. Braille Tails: Helping the blind to read 2015-02-01T05:00:00Z Tactile, or Braille watches, are popular in the blind and partially sighted community. A watch for blind people 2014-04-09T00:04:46Z Of the 73 people buried there, 71 are men and include figures like the philosophers Voltaire and Jean-Jacques Rousseau, as well as Louis Braille, who invented a system of reading for the blind. French President Honors Two Women With Historic Distinction 2014-02-21T19:18:53Z If a budget Braille e-reader ever makes it to sale, it could find untapped demand in developing economies. The missing budget Braille e-reader 2014-05-08T23:08:39Z Now he is working on an exhibition of Braille photographs of musicians, enabling blind people to 'touch' his subjects' hands and faces. VIDEO: Blind photographer's 'seeing' images 2014-01-10T01:09:13Z One reporter figured out that the circle repeatedly spelled out the number 192 in Braille, but she didn’t’ know. 10 Takeaways From CES: iPhone Stun Guns, Iris Scanners, A Camera-Shy Movie Director And Crazy Party-Crashing CEO 2014-01-09T11:00:00Z With less experience of reading Braille, their sense of touch is often less developed. A watch for blind people 2014-04-09T00:04:46Z The crop circle made a local splash after reporters deciphered the image and noted that it showed the number 192 – the number of cores in the new Tegra K1 — in Braille. Nvidia Kicks Off CES With New Mobile Graphics Chip That Inspired California Crop Circle 2014-01-06T09:39:00Z Dr Paul Lynch, of the University of Birmingham, works alongside the Sight Savers charity in Africa teaching Braille to children who have lost their sight or been born blind. The missing budget Braille e-reader 2014-05-08T23:08:39Z Living in Brunei, he was urged to learn Braille but quickly found he needed "something more efficient". Paralympics boosts profile of disabled but no panacea 2013-11-25T14:10:47Z Taking a picture of an atom is a lot like reading Braille. The Week: Ancient Plants, a Cosmic Fund-Raiser, Atoms in Motion and More 2013-06-03T22:00:23Z The medals also contain inscriptions in Braille for the visually impaired. Sochi 2014 organisers unveil medals 2013-05-30T13:50:35Z Essentially unable to read large type, Brown now relies primarily on Braille, the form in which her name appears on her letter jacket. Blind Athletes Treat Pole Vault Like Any Other Hurdle 2013-05-10T15:30:30Z But while 285 million people are estimated to be visually impaired worldwide, , only a fraction use Braille and the number is on the decline. The missing budget Braille e-reader 2014-05-08T23:08:39Z Yet the Royal National Institute for Blind People estimates there are only about 20,000 Braille users in Britain, representing less than one percent of blind and visually impaired people in the country. Paralympics boosts profile of disabled but no panacea 2013-11-25T14:10:47Z The Pacers play tough defense but shoot by Braille. How Far Can the Knicks Go in the N.B.A. Playoffs? 2013-04-18T19:59:55Z Elliott became involved with the group in the 1980s when his daughter Erin, who was born blind, threw down her cane and refused to learn Braille because she was being teased by her classmates. No fear: Blind skiers take to Western slopes 2013-01-31T08:55:08Z One runner-up in this category was Mobile Accessibility with Braille support by Code Factory, a collection of mini-apps designed to help blind or partially sighted people use their Android smartphone more easily. Android apps scoop prizes in 2012 Smart Accessibility Awards contest 2012-12-17T18:08:06Z It uses software-controlled heat to expand paraffin waxes in its screen, turning the material from liquid to solid and in turn controlling which of its 6,000 Braille dots are raised. The missing budget Braille e-reader 2014-05-08T23:08:39Z For example, if a blind person enters the education system it might seem best to teach him Braille. Paralympics boosts profile of disabled but no panacea 2013-11-25T14:10:47Z What do popsicles, trampolines, Braille and earmuffs have in common? ational Geographic Museum. 2012 news quiz: What did you learn from KidsPost this year? 2012-12-13T23:02:27Z They have labeled puzzle pieces in Braille so that they’re able to help Mikaela learn the names of the animals that make up the puzzle. Parents with Disabilities Are Losing Custody of their Kids 2012-11-27T13:35:28Z He spoke of a total aversion to ever learning Braille. The Neediest Cases: Left Blind After a Mugging, a Son Is Still Driven to Support His Family 2012-11-16T03:53:39Z Yet the project has effectively been mothballed and the prototype left to gather dust despite one test user describing the machine as "the Holy Grail for the visually impaired and blind Braille users". The missing budget Braille e-reader 2014-05-08T23:08:39Z Miami-Dade County, for instance, provides applications in English, Spanish, Creole, Braille and large print for those who may need emergency transportation during disasters. The New Old Age Blog: Old, Frail and in Harm's Way 2012-11-05T22:42:00Z Braille books were put in front of me, a white cane was stuffed in my hand, and the hard rehabilitation work began. How do blind people learn to run in a straight line? 2012-09-07T01:06:24Z Math Doodles, $2.99, lets children explore the sheer joy of mathematical relationships in different languages and forms, including Spanish, binary or Braille. Gadgetwise Blog: Children's Apps That Inject a Little Learning Into Vacation 2012-08-10T15:00:05Z Some are used in Braille readers that allow blind people to browse the Internet. 'Smart Fingertips' Pave Way for Virtual Sensations 2012-08-10T00:00:00Z It's five years since four South Korean designers sparked interest in the idea by publishing a mock-up of an affordable Braille e-book reader. The missing budget Braille e-reader 2014-05-08T23:08:39Z Launched by the Braille Institute, it sorts apps by category, price and star rating, with a forum for people to swap tips on their favourites. Apps Rush: Tiny Wings HD, Amazing Alex, Little Digits, ViA - By Braille Institute, Tap Tap Revenge and more 2012-07-12T14:56:27Z The information gathered by the glasses would be processed and used to create a map on the wearer’s handheld electronic Braille device. New Advances in Robotics Help the Disabled See the World Around Them 2012-05-07T12:35:39Z Researchers at Georgia Tech produced the app - to be made available on Apple and Android devices - based on the Braille writing system. App helps blind to text message 2012-02-20T19:57:31Z When in this way language has been acquired he is taught the Braille system of reading for the blind and his progress is now very rapid. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" 2012-02-17T03:00:33.923Z Refreshable Braille displays do exist, but they are expensive, bulky and typically designed for use at a desk. The missing budget Braille e-reader 2014-05-08T23:08:39Z Bowden sees Braille as being better at fulfilling an immediate need for information than for fun. Braille is spreading but who's using it? 2012-02-13T11:20:36Z The ad itself claims that the 15 people who ate the burgers spread news of their experience to 800,000 others through Braille publications and organizations. Burger chain courts blind diners with sesame seed Braille on buns 2012-01-16T19:05:00Z I directed the water almost wholly by the Braille system. Life's Minor Collisions 2011-11-03T02:00:17.547Z We submitted the request for accommodations anyway and Jimmy was approved for a Braille test and other accommodations.... Teacher: College Board obstructs nearly blind student?s effort to take PSAT 2011-10-29T15:52:57Z Production costs for large print, Braille and audio, often four or five times that of a normal book, mean that a lot of publishers simply can't make them commercially viable. The missing budget Braille e-reader 2014-05-08T23:08:39Z Only 2,000 people regularly order books from the Braille library, which suggests the majority use it only for more practical reasons. Braille is spreading but who's using it? 2012-02-13T11:20:36Z In the U.S., some fast food eateries offer Braille menus. Burger chain courts blind diners with sesame seed Braille on buns 2012-01-16T19:05:00Z Does a blind person reading Braille process words in the brain differently than a person who reads by sight? Reading Braille Activates the Brain's Visual Area 2011-08-31T13:15:00.233Z I am a Teacher of the Visually Impaired for an Academic Braille reader... Teacher: College Board obstructs nearly blind student?s effort to take PSAT 2011-10-29T15:52:57Z Bristol Braille Technologies is another UK-based organisation trying to bring a device to market. The missing budget Braille e-reader 2014-05-08T23:08:39Z Braille displays connected to computers largely solve this literacy issue but are sometimes prohibitively expensive. Braille is spreading but who's using it? 2012-02-13T11:20:36Z Blind users can access the site using a Braille device or a speech software. The eBook is 40 (1971-2011) 2011-08-08T02:00:19.250Z Researchers in Israel, Canada and France used brain imaging to observe the neural activity of eight blind subjects as they read Braille. Reading Braille Activates the Brain's Visual Area 2011-08-31T13:15:00.233Z Keep in mind they are decoding Braille with their hands while grasping content all at the same time. Teacher: College Board obstructs nearly blind student?s effort to take PSAT 2011-10-29T15:52:57Z "Existing single line Braille displays are pretty good, but far too expensive for most people, costing in excess of £1,400 for 40 characters," he adds. The missing budget Braille e-reader 2014-05-08T23:08:39Z Less than 1% of the two million visually impaired people in the UK are users of Braille. Braille is spreading but who's using it? 2012-02-13T11:20:36Z Any user can correspond in Braille with blind users through the website. The eBook is 40 (1971-2011) 2011-08-08T02:00:19.250Z For a while, he made a living designing machine languages to, for example, recognize print and convert it to Braille. Crux of Schizophrenia's Emotional and Social Deficits May Be Cognitive 2011-07-16T19:15:12.627Z Because the vast majority of students test on Wednesday, the special test forms for students with disabilities – including Braille test forms – are created for the Wednesday exam. Teacher: College Board obstructs nearly blind student?s effort to take PSAT 2011-10-29T15:52:57Z But Bristol Braille is a not-for-profit organisation that relies on volunteers for most of its work. The missing budget Braille e-reader 2014-05-08T23:08:39Z Not enough people are taught to use Braille, particularly when compared with the volume of Braille material produced. Braille is spreading but who's using it? 2012-02-13T11:20:36Z Blind users can access the site using a Braille device or a speech software. The eBook is 40 (1971-2011) 2011-08-08T02:00:19.250Z Braille reading would be one immediate application for the technology. New Touch Screens Allow Blind to Read Braille 2011-07-12T15:09:26Z IBM hired its first blind person in 1914 and went on to develop technology for those employees, such as talking typewriters and Braille printers. Getting People with Disabilities Back to Work 2011-07-06T04:01:07Z "Cheaper devices would be a fantastic way to ensure Braille doesn't die out as an educational aid." The missing budget Braille e-reader 2014-05-08T23:08:39Z Braille menus are available on request in many UK chain restaurants such as Nando's and Pizza Express, but it's most obvious on pharmaceuticals - everything from medicine to cough sweets and blood pressure tablets. Braille is spreading but who's using it? 2012-02-13T11:20:36Z Any user can correspond in Braille with blind users through the website. The eBook is 40 (1971-2011) 2011-08-08T02:00:19.250Z And that is why the microwave buttons are marked with Braille. Sightless parents adopt children who cannot see 2011-05-17T19:24:45Z This time it was a new invention for writing Braille by hand. Home Fires in France 2011-03-22T02:00:24.093Z It smelled something like waffles inside Andrew Heiskell School Braille and Talking Book Library on West 20th Street last Saturday, where a dance performance was about to begin. City Room: They Dance, but the Audience Never Watches 2011-03-18T15:28:00Z Louis Braille invented the system - drawing inspiration from a failed military "night writing" code - while still a child in France in the early 1800s. Braille is spreading but who's using it? 2012-02-13T11:20:36Z Handicapzéro provides a free transcription of the letters and prints them in Braille, before sending them by mail for free in Europe. The eBook is 40 (1971-2011) 2011-08-08T02:00:19.250Z At Farnsworth Elementary School, both girls are mainstreamed in regular classes and receive help from a classroom aide and instruction in Braille. Sightless parents adopt children who cannot see 2011-05-17T19:24:45Z The edition will be available in many formats: as a family hardback, a basic paperback, as an "e-book," as an "app" for cell phones, and in a Braille version. New American bible changes some words, including "holocaust" 2011-03-02T18:21:47Z This region, known as the visual word form area, processes words when people with normal vision read, but researchers found that it is also activated when the blind read using Braille. Observatory: Brain?s Reading Center Isn?t Picky About Vision 2011-02-17T17:07:44Z The Braille version might consist of half a dozen encyclopaedia-sized volumes. Braille is spreading but who's using it? 2012-02-13T11:20:36Z It works like an air hockey table, but AirPix controls each pinhole's air pulses to form "pictures" that a blind person can view with his or her fingers, like Braille. Driving Blind at Daytona 2011-02-04T20:13:00Z The teaching of Braille was far more common in the early 1960s, when Mr. Paterson, now 56, was entering elementary school, according to the National Federation for the Blind. For Paterson?s Parents, the Choice Was Independence Over Special Education 2010-12-27T01:08:08Z It also released the first U.S. coins with readable Braille characters. U.S. Mint Director to Leave for Private Sector 2010-12-20T23:26:19Z Many of our publications, such as brochures and fact sheets, are available in Braille, audiocassette tapes, compact discs, or in enlarged print. Social Security Q&A 2010-11-22T15:41:00Z MP and former home secretary David Blunkett was regularly seen at the dispatch box reading his statements in Braille. Braille is spreading but who's using it? 2012-02-13T11:20:36Z By the 40th anniversary of Reader’s Digest, the magazine had 40 editions and was published in 13 languages and in Braille. | Westchester: Recalling the Glory Days of Reader?s Digest 2010-10-01T23:13:00Z “If you buy that cultural stereotype, you’re not going to want to be seen hauling a big old Braille book around,” Ms. Wells-Jensen said. For Paterson?s Parents, the Choice Was Independence Over Special Education 2010-12-27T01:08:08Z "Whether it's a Braille reader or a broadband connection, access to technology is not a political issue -- it's a participation issue," said Rep. Bills push to make Web devices more accessible to disabled users 2010-08-16T16:08:00Z Her father then hired a special teacher to train her in Braille, and in 1994 she became a student at Qatar University, where she majored in Arabic. The Saturday Profile: Changing How Qatar Sees the Blind 2010-05-01T00:10:00Z Personal helpers DSAs are available for all UK students with a disability and are used to buy specialist computer equipment resources such as Braille paper, or to pay for personal helpers to assist on campus. 2010-02-04T00:34:00Z The Braille alphabet consists of varying combinations of six dots in an oblong, of which the vertical side contains three, and the horizontal two dots . Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" He never learned to read Braille, as about 50 percent of blind children did at the time he was growing up. For Paterson?s Parents, the Choice Was Independence Over Special Education 2010-12-27T01:08:08Z We've moved from Braille to broadcast, from broadband to the BlackBerry. Bills push to make Web devices more accessible to disabled users 2010-08-16T16:08:00Z He taught himself Braille, so that in time to come he might teach it to the boy, and be able to translate for his benefit appropriate pieces of literature. What a Man Wills She learns that his pupils are taught to read embossed type on Braille's system, which her own experience had shown to be unsuited to those who have hard manual labour to perform. Elizabeth Gilbert and Her Work for the Blind Barbier’s letter, although it gave a large number of combinations, was too long to be covered by the finger in reading, and Louis Braille reduced the number of dots. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" Some of them also were their instructors, and in order to teach them to read and write with their fingers had themselves learned the Braille alphabet. With the French in France and Salonika This refers again to the printing of some of his books in Braille type for the blind. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25) The Consecration of Braille I was a barren tree before 276 XIV. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 14 (of 25) In every letter she requests information on this point: "Can the workpeople still read Braille's type?" she asks. Elizabeth Gilbert and Her Work for the Blind The original Braille is used by the institutions for the blind in the British empire, European countries, Mexico, Brazil and Egypt. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" Some of the officers were modelling in clay, others were learning typewriting, one with a drawing-board was studying to be an architect, others were pressing their finger-tips over the raised letters of the Braille alphabet. With the French in France and Salonika The next is in answer to a request for permission to print some of the writings of R. L. S. in Braille type for the use of the blind. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25) Braille is a great discovery—a way to communicate with the unknown that lies beyond. Now We Are Three He can read Moon or Lucas or Braille, but Frere and Howe and Alston and a host of others he cannot decipher. Elizabeth Gilbert and Her Work for the Blind |
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