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Latest posts
The book Braille on Display: Immense contribution to the digital braille resources
On the 9TH of October 2024 a new edition of the book Braille on Display was released and shared for free with the whole world of braillists. We could say, from Braillists to braillists, as the book is being hosted by The Braillists Foundation – Charitable Incorporated...
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...
Improving reading fluency – is that possible?
A self-experiment: reading with four fingers instead of just two – does that increase reading speed? The braille working group of the European Blind Union (EBU) is currently looking at ways of improving the fluency of braille reading. A review of the relevant...
Tactile Reading Conference
Tactile Reading and Graphics is a recurring international conference. It brings together participants worldwide that contribute to making information accessible through tactile solutions. Every four years professionals of this area can meet and share their expertise....
Celebrating the 200th Anniversary of Braille: World
In english speaking countries the celebration of the 200th Anniversary is just about to begin. EBU celebrates thisthroughout whole 2025 with many interesting activities. Stay tunned to this website – everything will be happening at your fingertips, just here on...
Project Braille Dictionaries – Seeing Hands, n. o.
Seeing Hands – A non-profit dedicated to promoting the independence, education, employment, and success of blind individuals, has dedicated its efforts in the project of Braille dictionaries. In the era of quick digital communication with different translators and...
Seeking for a braille display? advices from livingbraille
Braille working group of European Blind Union recognizes the importance of a braille display, now perhaps more than ever before. We are facing a promissing future of multi-lined braile displays and new format of digital braille. The importance of using the braille...
Braille history, articles and resources
An anniversary of 200 years of braille code is getting closer. In fact, english speaking countries celebrate it from september 2024. EBU along with many other countries celebrates this important milestone in literacy of blind people from january 2025. EBU had...
Daisy-Consortium publishes the first draft version of eBraille format and is reaching out for feed-back
A general description taken out of the document: This specification defines eBraille, a digital reading format for braille publications. eBraille uses an EPUB 3-compatible file set based on the Open Web Platform — using technologies such as XHTML and CSS — to encode...