On this important day, World Braille Day, the Braille Working Group of European Blind Union presents a thorough analysis of aspects of braille reading fluency. In the article Braille Fluency in Individuals with Visual Impairments: An Integrated Analysis of Cognitive…
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. Last conference in 2021…
keynote address for ICEB general assembly 2024
Jonathan Mosen, a well-known personality in the blindness community, presented the keynote address for the 2024 ICEB general Assembly in New Zealand. It is a very interesting, knowledgeble and entertaining speech. Enjoy! Peter Brass Safeguarding the legacy, investing the…
European Blind Union issued a Position paper about braille
In september 2023, European Blind Union issued important document position paper on Access to Reading and Using Braille – a matter of the future clearly outlining our position. (external link, PDF file, 271 kB) The position paper clearly states the…
A place to introduce ourselves
This post is dedicated to the introducing yourselves. New users, who come to the forum. Nice idea of Justina, who posted it. Please, who feels like it, introduce yourselves in the comments. Rudolf Volejník A member of the EBU Braille…
Braille Workgroup of European Blind Union meeting 2022 in Madrid
Braille Workgroup of European Blind Union, among many others, was founded and is managed by the European Blind Union (EBU). The EU countries represented in the group are Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Spain, Sweden, Slovakia and the UK. Like the…