For blind and low vision adults, the ability to read braille can be life-changing. Braille literacy is directly linked to higher rates of academic... Transforming braille education could help millions ...

LOS ANGELES – The challenger sat alone at a square folding table in the center of her teacher’s immaculate living room, stockinged feet whispering against the plush, white carpet, hands poised over a ...

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 ...

A few times a day, a strange, pulsating sound fills the Boston headquarters of the National Braille Press. Thun-thun. Thun-thun. This is what employees of the nonprofit braille publisher call the ...

Syracuse, NY — The STAR Lab or Special Technologies Adapted Resources Lab makes every day tasks easier for people who are visually impaired. January is Braille Literacy Month, this week's More than ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. In Saul Valdivia’s preschool classroom, a neon green light emanates from underneath the opaque surface of a wooden ...

The state Board of Regents today unanimously approved a plan that will end the traditional long-term residential program for students at the Iowa Braille and Sight Saving School in Vinton by fall 2012 ...

For Jana Hertz, it’s all about the rush she gets when she watches students excelling at braille, a code of raised dots that will serve them as a crucial guide into the sighted world, helping advance ...

UK company OwnFone has launched what it calls the world’s first phone which has braille on the keys, making the device usable by the blind. Speaking to the BBC, OwnFone’s Tom Sunderland said although ...

United Airlines started rolling out Braille placards for seat numbers and lavatories in the past few weeks. The airlines expects the accessibility features to be available across its mainline fleet by ...

Though the Braille Challenge is niche by definition, bees, bowls and brain sports are more popular among Zoomers than they've been in any previous generation. In a typical year, 11 million ...