At only 3 years old in 1812, a little French boy named Louis Braille found himself alone in his father’s harness-making shop.

Unfortunately, anyone with low vision who relies on Braille signs, relief maps, and audio jacks doesn’t have this luxury — at least not yet. A group of researchers at Bayreuth University in ...

There are very few braille Bibles in Zimbabwe. Some schools may have a copy, which the teacher reads aloud during religious ...

However, despite the rise of digital tools and audio formats, accessibility to texts in formats like braille remains vital for literacy among visually impaired individuals. Here are a few fun ...

January is a month meant to celebrate the importance of braille to those who are visually impaired. Vision loss can happen to anyone at any age, and for some, braille is a way for them to gain back a ...

Invented by Louis Braille in France, it had a revolutionary impact on blind people being able to read and participate in ...

Alan Thorpe teaches the tactile writing system and fixes Braille machines A Braille teacher from Sheffield has called for more opportunities for people to learn the six-dot tactile reading system.

Braille is a method of physical writing used to allow humans to read by touch — most commonly used as a substitute for printed text by those who may be visually impaired. Both displaying Braille ...