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Latest posts
Thank you for the sheet music
Need a song for your next performance? Mamma Mia! Look no further! Braille 200’s got just the thing! Free braille music notes for ABBA song The Association of Support of Barrier-Free Reading (Förderverein des Barrierefreien Lesens) offes free Braille sheet music...
Reading Braille and How It Works: Part 2
Thanks to Susanna Halme, we’re taking another look at a topic that kept us busy a few months back. Susanna has picked out some interesting additions from an older article and is kindly sharing them with all of us here at Braille 200. Our deepest thanks from both...
Cooking Without Looking
Things are getting savory today on Braille 200! Rainer Delgado has thrown on the apron for the Golden Eye Chef competition and whipped up a truly delicious dish. And for the grand finale? Well, we’re not giving that away just yet. Instead, we’re doing things a...
Your Monday Morning Entertainment: 200 Years of Braille in Focus
At the start of the week, we have something very special for you: The recently released German edition of Radio dzb lesen, which focuses on the 200th anniversary of Braille. It offers fascinating insights into the program, the production of Braille media, and the...
Reading is:
In today’s post, Christian Ohrens not only addresses the eternal debate between printed pages and displays, but also looks at the important factor of the changed perception that arises from the consumption of audiobooks and compares all three variants. Thank you...
Braille – Between Triumph and Future Challenges
Today we present a little gem we found in the vastness of the internet: A text by the Accessible Books Consortium on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of Braille, about commitment, significance, and tasks for the future. Whether for people who are blind from birth...
In Image, Sound and Text: Shanice Human
At the Tactile Reading & Graphics Conference in Amsterdam, our team recorded a series of short interviews and statements from people around the world who are involved with Braille. Whether in daily life, education, or through community engagement. Today, we’d...
Toy Story or Tool Story?
Sometimes, things are just plain weird. There are plenty of tools out there that, on closer inspection, turn out to be more like toys. And sometimes it’s the other way around. Today, Reiner Delgado blurs the line between tool and toy with his pop-it toy over on our...
Inspired by small facts and Braille
It’s time once again for a little story at Braille 200. There’s not much we need to say today, because Anne Kochanek is about to take over, and does so brilliantly. Sometimes the best thing we can do is simply step aside and make space. And Anne has certainly earned...