which use Braille and raised lines and symbols to indicate topographic features. “The focus of Rachel’s project is trying to develop maps for the blind that are created by the blind,” Darin ...

Unfortunately, anyone with low vision who relies on Braille signs, relief maps, and audio jacks doesn’t have this luxury — at least not yet. A group of researchers at Bayreuth University in ...

Only about 10% of blind people around the world can read Braille. One primary reason is the high cost of Braille displays. The cost is a result of their complexity and reliability – required to ...

Lars Bosselmann, Executive Director of the European Blind Union. UNRIC spoke with Lars Bosselmann ... summarising the key messages of any visual content, e.g. infographics. Braille is one of the most ...

The library of the Perkins School for the Blind holds a collection of dozens of Martin Kunz's tactile graphics.

PETALING JAYA: The coming World Braille Day serves as an opportunity for society to honour the daily struggles of the blind and visually impaired, and calls have been made for more to be done for ...

It’s very important,” said Denise Bean, a librarian at The Iowa Library for the Blind and Print Disabled. On Saturday, Families gathered to celebrate and learn more about Braille at the Iowa ...

Doha: Al Noor Center for the Blind, one of the centers of the Qatar Foundation for Social Work, affiliated with the Ministry of Social Development and Family, will celebrate World Braille Day on Jan.

a time to shine a light on the importance of braille and its evolving role in the lives of blind individuals. Employees at the South Texas Lighthouse for the Blind shared their experiences ...