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Latest posts
Lace, roses and Braille
Two hundred years ago, Louis Braille opened the door to countless worlds. To stories, knowledge, and ideas. The world Tanja Oblak from Slovenia shares with us today through her project is surely one he would have appreciated. We’re truly delighted that you, dear Tanja...
Sightcity, The Visitors: María García
Today, on our very own weekday of reading and listening,we’d like to dive into a topic we briefly mentioned a few days ago: This year’s SightCity. María García from Spain has sent us a short but very interesting audio report about her visit, which you can listen to on...
Summer, Sun and Sizzlecraft
It’s honestly a lot of fun to see just how many ways Braille can be represented. You can stick it, lay it out, set it up, press it into surfaces, arrange it with people, embroider it and now things are heating up: in summer, you can even burn Braille into a...
Happy Nuts Day!
Wait … what? Nuts Day? isn’t that much later in the year? Has the Braille 200 team finally gone completely nuts? Well … let’s not open that can of nuts just yet. But we hear you: Nuts? Really? But who ever said we meant the snackable kind? Once you take a closer look...
Sharpening the Senses, Strengthening the Roots
Today, we’re taking you back to Amsterdam to present an exciting lecture by Dr. Niyisabwa Odette Tumwesigye, who works with visually impaired children in Uganda and, quite literally, sows the seeds for Braille. Yes, you read that correctly: seeds actually play a very...
The Power of Braille … and Persistence
Braille is undoubtedly something incredibly powerful. But sometimes, there are things that, in their own gentle and loving way, can be just a little bit more powerful. A child’s quiet persistence is definitely one of them. Today, Ann-Kathrin Hesse shares a story just...
Houston, do we have a problem?
As most of you already know, a few months ago the SightCity took place in Frankfurt in Germany. A trade fair where many developers presented their latest products in the field of accessibility. At Braille 200, one key question naturally came to mind: How extensive was...
The BrailleBridge Experience
Katarína Šmajdová Búšová from Slovakia shares with us today a fantastic event! The kind we’d love to see more of. Not just because it gives us something to report on, but because it was a truly enriching experience for everyone involved, as the attached photos clearly...
Your Monday Morning Entertainment
It’s Monday again. And what does that mean? It’s podcast time at Braille 200! Today, we’re revisiting a topic from the past. We’re taking another look at the Metabraille, which we introduced some time ago. This time through an interview with Johannes...