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 ...

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 ...

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

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

For all of this, she has a 15-year-old French boy called Louis Braille to thank. "I love reading and writing with Braille," said Eryn. "I also love learning about all the new technology that is ...

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.

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 ...