It’s been a while since we last shared anecdotes about Braille here. So we figured it’s time to brighten your dreary Monday with a few fun stories. At Braille 200, Oleg Shevkun’s texts have definitely brought a smile to our…
The Art of Passing It On
Today, we’re returning to the World Blindness Summit with a truly remarkable presentation. One that explores what might just be the most important topic when it comes to Braille: How can Braille best be taught? Emily White has dedicated extensive…
Braille for eternity
Yesterday, it was already briefly mentioned in a speech of the WBU Summit. Today, we are dedicating an entire post to the topic. This is about an important cause that resonates with Braille users all around the world. So, have…
A Powerful Finale
This Friday, we present the last two speeches from the Braille panel at the World Blindness Union General Assembly—and they are truly remarkable! With powerful words and thought-provoking ideas, they impressively demonstrate how important Louis Braille’s invention was, is, and…
A campaign for all of us
In their speech at the World Blindness Summit, Gertrude Oforiwa Fefoame and Martine Abel-Williamson will present a campaign that anyone interested in Braille should definitely keep an eye on now and especially next year! Stay tuned, it’s worth it! Especially…
Braille in Brazil
The speech by Professor Márcia Noronha that we have prepared for you today also comes from the World Blindness Summit and focuses on the current situation of the Braille system in Brazil. Above all, it deals with the challenges and…
Week of speeches: Braille in the age of AI
Today we continue with our next speech. Like several others this week, it comes from this year’s World Blindness Summit 2025. This takes place every four years and, unsurprisingly, this year’s event featured several presentations on the topic of Braille.…
Week of speeches
This week, there’s a lot for you to get your hands on and listen to. We’ve picked out some great speeches from various events that deal with Braille at a basic level. We’ll start today with Michal Tkáčik and his…
Fingerbraille
At the final meeting of the EU project SHIFT, which aimed to make cultural heritage more accessible with the help of AI: wwwshift-europe.eu in Siena, Tuscany, Reiner from the Braille200 Team sat at dinner on a chair with a uniform…
What Braille does for us
When we think of Braille, we usually associate it with information and its transmission. But learning and using Braille changes much more than that: it sharpens our perception, promotes new connections in the brain, and strengthens our ability to perceive…