The Iris Network logo with homepage link31 Days of Braille: Day 31
Steve Kelley CVRT, CRC
Here they are, in one convenient place, the links to 31 Days of braille!
January 30, 2018
Braille training at no cost... More
January 29, 2018
Not a braille reader myself, I never had any idea that reading braille could be done at the same speed or grace as reading print. More
January 28, 2018
The phrase, "Holy Grail" of Braille was coined by a research team at University of Michigan School of Information and references at least two aspects of braille More
January 27, 2018
Braille transcription software is not anything new, but it has been expensive in the past, Transcription software allows users to quickly convert a text document into braille code. More
January 26, 2018
Thanks, in large part, to companies like Apple, who made a serious commitment to accessibility years ago as they developed the iOS products, braille is everywhere! More
January 25, 2018
Wheneve I hear someone talk about brtaille being less relevant today, or that new technology will be the demise of braille, I think about how well many braille displays work with an iPad or iPhone, Android smartphone or tablet, even a KindleFire More
January 24, 2018
Musical notation is rendered in braille code, in the same manner that it is rendered in print, for musicians who access it visually. More
January 23, 2018
If you have a school age child, braille can be taught in school with a Teacher for the Visually Impaired (TVI) coordinated through the school. As an adult learner you may have several options. More
January 22, 2018
The National Braille Pres (NBP) Touch of Genius Prize has been extended this year to January 31, 2018. More
January 21, 2018
Kenra Farrow, Research and Training Associate at The National Research & Training Center on Blindness & Low Vision, sent the following link and reported this was one of her favorite articles on learning braille at a later age More
January 20, 2018
Neva Fairchild, National Independent Living Associate for the American Foundation for the Blind (AFB), documents her journey with braille
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January 19, 2018
Lunch with friends and a discussion about braille in their lives... More
January 18, 2018
On a recent episode of the AT Banter podcast, Luis Perez, universal design advocate spoke about the value of braille. More
January 17, 2018
A teacher for the visually impaired (TVI) in New Mexico developed a braille code for the Navajo language More
January 16, 2018
The recent anniversary of the National Braille Press highlights both the decline in braille literacy and the increasing importance and access to braille in the digital age More
January 15, 2018
It might be easy to assume that a student with low vision, that is, a student who can see text in some way, is not a candidate for braille... More
January 14, 2018
The Pratt-Smoot Act of 1931 provided that the Library of Congress would be provided $100,000 for fiscal year 1932 to provide services for blind adults More
January 13, 2018
In 1975, Papenmeier Reha Technology produced the first commercial refreshable braille display More
January 12, 2018
One of this year's winners of the "Not Impossible" Award at the Consumer Electronics Show 2018 was a game to teach young children some simple words in braille More
January 11, 2018
In August a pilot program was announced with Perkins Library and National Library Services (NLS) to test the new Orbit Reader 20 with a group of 100 patrons.
January 10, 2018
In a recent VisionAware blog post about the misconceptions of braille, one of those misconceptions identified was that braille is not a language... More
January 9, 2018
Bonnie Gouzie, Director of the Access Technology and Employment Services (ATES pronounced At-Ease), at The Iris Network in Portland, Maine demonstrates a Focus 80, 80 cell braille display More
January 8, 2018
How do you learn braille as an adult? Why would you want to learn braille as an adult? More
January 7, 2018
In this digital age, when smart phones, tablets and computers can read text out loud, narrated books can be downloaded and played almost instantly, and broadcasting is at our fingertips, how important is learning to read print? More
January 6, 2018
If you are blind or visually impaired you are probably familiar with the unemployment statistics More
January 5, 2018
If you are old enough to remember what a standard manual typewriter (not electric) looks like, More
January 4, 2018
Louis Braille was born in a small town outside Paris, named Coupvray, on January 4, 1809 More
January 3, 2018
The controversy over braille literacy and the decline in braille usage since the 1950’s seems to center on More
January 2, 2018
One of the simplest ways to write a quick note or label in braille is to use a slate and stylus More
January 1, 2018
January is Braille Literacy Awareness Month. Last week, a doctor asked me what I did for a profession, and I replied More
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