The literacy of the youngest braillists is a fundamental skill for their future lives, mostly studyes and vocation performances. There is never enough materials and tools on the road towards richer knowledge and higher education. According to many experts, it…
Thorough Review of the braille display Active Braille 40 2021
Read a very interesting and thorough review of the braille display Active Braille 40 2021 by Scott Davert. Scott Davert is a Coordinator at Technology, Research and Innovation Center, Helen Keller National Center for DeafBlind. The article can be found on…
Tactile maps of any chosen area on the Earth
Does it sound fantastic and unbelievable? Yet it is possible. With few gadgets and help it can be produced easyly, practically at any school for pupils or even at home, may you be equipped with appropriate devices. The project Haptické…
Watch a football match in braille
Sounds unbelievable? Yet the Bristol Braille Technology made it possible. Some time ago I published here, on Livingbraille, an article Gaming with braille on the braille display. In this article I mentioned a development process of a gaming console Canute…
🚮 Labelling of the rubbish bins in braille or tactile graphics 🚮
During the 2023 World Braille Day we have been informed about tens of promotional activities and articles. All the braillists and the public are receiving more and more information about how important brail is. We’ve read a bit about the…
Braillík, an educative teddy bear for braille training
This cute teddy bear has a slightly different tummy than standard plush toy. Wandering through the world of toys he somewhere found six dots and made them his friends. He put them on his tummy to keep them always with…
40 Cells to Empowerment: A Comparison of Five Braille Displays to Fortify Your Success in 2023 By Scott Davert
Article by Scott Davert Coordinator in Technology, Research and Innovation Center, Helen Keller National Center for DeafBlind Youths and Adults January 18, 2023 In the article by Scott Davert five braille displays are reviewed with great care and detailed describtions…
Expert discussions in Madrid, september 2022
The EBU Braille Workgroup had its annual meeting in Madrid in september 2022. During this meeting many braille experts met in very interesting discussions. Although the discussions were not broadcasted and are not available in audio or video format, we…
Expert discussion in Madrid, september 2022: Braille Teaching of Adults
These discussions and information change between braille experts took place during the EBU Braille Workgroup meeting in september 2022 in Madrid. Each discussion lasted one hour. This article represents the notes of the discussion with useful information and resources gathered…
Expert discussion in Madrid, september 2022: Teaching Braille of children
These discussions and information change between braille experts took place during the EBU Braille Workgroup meeting in september 2022 in Madrid. Each discussion lasted one hour. This article represents the notes of the discussion with useful information and resources gathered…