Dr. Donatilla Kanimba has been at the forefront of advocating for the rights of the disabled and impaired – not just in Rwanda, but also in Kenya, where she spent a significant part of her life as a ...

But also braille books, his adaptive computer and his cobalt blue Light-Touch Perkins Brailler – a nine-key typewriter, not unlike a court reporter's stenotype machine, that many experts ...

Lucia, a fifth-grader in the Pittsburgh area, reads braille during the annual Regional Braille Challenge at the Western Pennsylvania School for Blind Children on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025.

The announcement occurred on Monday (Jan. 20), and Perkins said the decision was made after much introspection and community engagement. An exploratory committee assessed the feasibility and ...

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Philadelphia radio has lost a legendary voice. WRTI announced over the weekend that Bob Perkins, a revered figure in the jazz community and a distinguished radio broadcaster, had died at the age ...

Bob Perkins, who was considered to be one of the premier voices in jazz radio has died. He was 91. Dr. Sheila K. Perkins, his wife, confirmed his death to WRTI. Perkins died on Sunday at Jefferson ...

Researchers have developed a fast and accurate flexible optical skin that can be used to read Braille. The advance could not only improve access to information for people who are blind but also help ...