This week, there’s a lot for you to get your hands on and listen to. We’ve picked out some great speeches from various events that deal with Braille at a basic level. We’ll start today with Michal Tkáčik and his…
Fingerbraille
At the final meeting of the EU project SHIFT, which aimed to make cultural heritage more accessible with the help of AI: wwwshift-europe.eu in Siena, Tuscany, Reiner from the Braille200 Team sat at dinner on a chair with a uniform…
What Braille does for us
When we think of Braille, we usually associate it with information and its transmission. But learning and using Braille changes much more than that: it sharpens our perception, promotes new connections in the brain, and strengthens our ability to perceive…
Amsterdam day: Richard He
Our statement today from the Tactile Reading & Graphics Conference in Amsterdam is full of enthusiasm! Simple, but apt: Richard He sums up the greatness of Braille! A Beautiful system that we can all be proud of. Richard He on…
Our winner for September
September is already behind us. So it’s high time to look back on it once again. We were treated to some great contributions this month: exciting events, wonderful texts from people who shared their experiences of living with Braille, and…
Finally Music
It’s been quite a while in the making, but today Michal Badin from Slovakia and Imre Gergye from Hungary have prepared a true musical treat for you. To mark the 200th anniversary of braille, Imre has written a little song…
The first of its kind
For over a week now, all our posts and comments have been about music. And today, Bárbara Martín Muñoz not only has a great story for us about a fantastic collaboration with a real celebrity in their field, but also…
Seeing and being seen
The pianist Ragna Schirmer has been publishing texts, speeches and essays for many years. She was a columnist for the city magazine Zachow in Halle an der Saale. Since 2022, Ragna Schirmer has been writing her column, Frequency: always from…
Words and thoughts from the community
Over the past few days, inspired by our special week on braille music, we at Braille 200 have received three wonderful short contributions: thoughtful reflections, impressions, and ideas that we’re delighted to share with you today. Our heartfelt thanks go…
Musicians report
Once you have finally mastered all the peculiarities and possibilities of this musical notation, how do you actually work with it in practice? Today, two professional musicians tell us how Braille music notation opened the door to professional independence for…