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

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.

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

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 ...

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

At only 3 years old in 1812, a little French boy named Louis Braille found himself alone in his father’s harness-making shop.

The date commemorates the birth of Louis Braille, the Frenchman who invented the tactile writing system that has since become a cornerstone of accessibility and inclusion. Braille is not merely a ...

It's been 200 years since the invention of Braille, a tactile reading and writing system made up of six dots that fit on a fingertip, breaking the isolation of blind individuals. The Ministry of ...

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 ...

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.