Both displaying Braille and reading it is difficult to do with machines, but there has been a development in the latter area. A research team has trained a robot to read Braille at a speed far ...

He fixes Braille typewriters for a living and is the UK's only remaining certified fixer of the Perkins Brailler - a typewriting machine for people who are visually impaired. "I want to pass my ...

Peter White's object is his Perkins Brailler. It is a Braille writing machine that works when 6 keys press holes in paper from underneath. By using different combinations of these keys the user ...

Have you ever wondered how deaf, blind and low-vision students write their national exams using braille or large prints? Well, here is a spot check on how the Kenya National Examination Council ...

The apps were among more than 120 contenders for the top prizes. The Machine Translation for Khmer Braille, developed by the Cambodia Academy of Digital Technology (CADT), secured a gold medal (1st ...

The BrailleRAP project seeks to provide a way to make printing Braille documents cheaper and more accessible. Using parts commonly found in desktop 3D printers, the open-source machine can emboss ...

Alan Thorpe teaches the tactile writing system and fixes Braille machines A Braille teacher from Sheffield has called for more opportunities for people to learn the six-dot tactile reading system.

Image source, Jenny Cork/BBC Image caption, Mr Thorpe is thought to have the largest collection of Braille machines in the UK Mr Thorpe, who is visually impaired and grew up partially sighted ...