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Latest posts
Braille 200; bicentenary of braille code invention
In 1825, a 16-year-old blind boy named Louis Braille, at his school in Paris, invented the braille code for tactile reading. This invention has since spread enhancing literacy, education and employment of millions of blind people around the world. In 2025, we will...
We LOVE BRAILLE SESSIONS
To kick off the week, we’ve got not just one podcast recommendation, but a whole treasure trove of English-language Braille content. I Love Braille is a weekly online gathering featuring fascinating guests, engaging interviews, and lively discussions on all things...
Our Winner for July
It’s time once again to reflect on the past month, and what can we say? It was filled with emotions, knowledge, exciting ideas, and plenty of inspiration. We enjoyed outstanding fictional stories and personal experiences, discovered new pre Braille learning methods,...
Story for Saturday
Weekend! Time for friends, for shopping and for many, most importantly: time for stories. And since it’s been a while since we last had one at Braille 200, now feels like the perfect moment. Today’s fictional story features dystopian elements and, of...
In Image, Sound and Text: Mikael Vikman Sunna
Ever wondered who was hanging out at the Tactile Reading Conference in Amsterdam? We can’t give you the full guest list, but we did manage to catch a few well-known faces from the Braille community on camera. Like Mikael Vikman Sunna from Index Braille, Sweden ,...
Thank you for the sheet music
Need a song for your next performance? Mamma Mia! Look no further! Braille 200’s got just the thing! Free braille music notes for ABBA song The Association of Support of Barrier-Free Reading (Förderverein des Barrierefreien Lesens) offes free Braille sheet music...
Reading Braille and How It Works: Part 2
Thanks to Susanna Halme, we’re taking another look at a topic that kept us busy a few months back. Susanna has picked out some interesting additions from an older article and is kindly sharing them with all of us here at Braille 200. Our deepest thanks from both...
Cooking Without Looking
Things are getting savory today on Braille 200! Rainer Delgado has thrown on the apron for the Golden Eye Chef competition and whipped up a truly delicious dish. And for the grand finale? Well, we’re not giving that away just yet. Instead, we’re doing things a...
Your Monday Morning Entertainment: 200 Years of Braille in Focus
At the start of the week, we have something very special for you: The recently released German edition of Radio dzb lesen, which focuses on the 200th anniversary of Braille. It offers fascinating insights into the program, the production of Braille media, and the...
Reading is:
In today’s post, Christian Ohrens not only addresses the eternal debate between printed pages and displays, but also looks at the important factor of the changed perception that arises from the consumption of audiobooks and compares all three variants. Thank you...