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Canute 360, 9-lines braille display
An interesting device, the Canute 360 from the British company Bristol Braille Technology, is currently making its way onto the market in last years. This device has the undeniable advantages of displaying up to nine 40-character lines at a time, and its price is not...
Review of QBraille 40 by SARAH BLAKE LAROSE
My Experience with the QBraille XL Written by Sarah Blake LaRose June 27th, 2020 Source: https://www.sarahblakelarose.com/2020/06/27/my-experience-with-the-qbraille-xl/ I recently had need to replace my VarioUltra 40 braille display, and I chose to purchase the...
LEGO® Braille Bricks
Where to start with children of low age who are in need of touch of braille? Tactile recognition is one of the most important prerequisites for development of braille reading skills. There are many toys and aids for kids to get in to the basics of braille in a...
Teaching Braille to Adults
The National Organization of Spanish Blind Persons (ONCE) through the Spanish Blind Comission (CBE)is working on the design of its new method for teaching braille to blind and deafblind adults. Click on the link below to access the technical document, which...
Graphiti® from Orbit Research.
This multi-line braille display is an unique device from the Orbit Research company. Unlike braille displays with one line of braille cells this device offers refreshable touchpad of raised dots, array of 2400 refreshing pins. Dots can even refresh in different...
Training of Tactile Strategies in Preparation of Reading Braille
Anne Walter presents how you can include some exercizes for the training of tactile strategies in a children book. Presentation of Anne Walters...
Faustus – A Tactile Children Book to Make on Your Own
Peter Hanke presents his Idea of a tacile children book and gives many ideas how to create your own tactile book. Description of Faustus in English Description of Faustus in...
Mangold Program of Braille Letter Recognition
Mangold program is a collection of about 300 pages with a lot of exercizes to learn the symbols of the alphabet. Presentation of Mangold program: in English (PDF); in...
Interactive and Inclusive Tactile Books
The German Federation of the Blind and Partially Sighted (DBSV) shows the concept of the interactive tactile children books and offers several books. Find out more: www.kinderbuch.dbsv.org Some of the textes are not only in German but also in...