When Amit Patel lost his sight because of an illness a decade ago—early in his career as a trauma doctor at an emergency room in the U.K.—he struggled to learn Braille with traditional tools. He ...

LANCASTER, Pa. — The tradition of writing letters to Santa is getting a significant makeover this holiday season, as a nonprofit group in Lancaster works to ensure that all children—both sighted and ...

The week before Christmas is Santa’s busiest time of year. And as he prepares to circle the globe on his annual gift-giving trip, he relies on some trusty helpers. One of Santa’s special helpers is ...

To any sighted person, braille looks like a language masked in encrypted code. It’s incredible, but totally indecipherable. As a result, braille is a companion to our visual language–an add-on for ...

LANCASTER, Pa. — A Central Pennsylvania nonprofit organization is inviting local children to write their letters to Santa Claus in braille. It's a yearly tradition at VisionCorps, whose goal is to ...

LANCASTER, Pa. (WHTM) – The perfect Christmas list is crafted each year by children wanting to let Santa in on a little secret – their wants. It doesn’t matter if the letter is written in pencil, ...

LOOK AT HOW A SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY GROUP IS MAKING SURE CHILDREN WITH VISION LOSS GET A CHANCE TO WRITE TO SANTA. NEWS 8’S JERE GISH HAS THE STORY. >> HOW CAN YOU NOT GET EXCITED ABOUT WRITING A LETTER ...

From Story Pirates, Layla explains how the braille alphabet works and how she reads it. From Story Pirates, awesome kid Layla explains how the braille alphabet works and how she reads it. We learn ...

Pratt alumna Danielle Pecora, who graduated with a master’s degree in architecture in May 2010, recently won first place and $2,000 in the DESIGN 21 Game Changers Competition for her be-B: Braille ...

We've been seeing some interesting devices aimed at making life easier for the blind recently, but none that have captured our attention quite like the Squibble from UK designer Andrew Mitchell. The ...