This Braille Literacy Month, Emily Kwong of NPR's Short Wave podcast reports on the writing system and how some researchers are working to lessen the national shortage of qualified braille educators.

Louis Braille, born on January 4, 1809, in Coupvray, France, revolutionised accessibility for the visually impaired with his ingenious tactile writing system. Louis, who lost his vision at the age ...

A Braille teacher from Sheffield has called for more opportunities for people to learn the six-dot tactile reading system.

A tactile sensor based on an optical fibre ring resonator helps blind or partially sighted people interact seamlessly with braille-based devices ...

There are very few braille Bibles in Zimbabwe. Some schools may have a copy, which the teacher reads aloud during religious ...

Braille is a method of physical writing used to allow humans to read by touch — most commonly used as a substitute for printed text by those who may be visually impaired. Both displaying Braille ...

He allowed them to ask questions and gave an insight into his everyday life and how he does things without being able to see, one being the use of the Braille writing system. “Braille is a way ...

Boolean algebra was developed by George Boole, but a less obvious binary invention was created at this time: the Braille writing system. Using a system of raised dots (essentially 1s and 0s ...

It provides a concrete introduction to many writing systems, including Braille. International days and weeks are occasions to educate the public on issues of concern, to mobilize political will ...

Local blind and visually impaired students gathered Tuesday at the Western Pennsylvania School for the Blind in Oakland to ...