INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — January is Braille Literacy Month, a time to celebrate the revolutionary touch system that allows individuals who are blind or visually impaired to read, write, and communicate ...

All his life, Robert Englebretson has been a bookworm. He was a good kid. But he often bent the rules for this early love. "One of the cool things about braille is that you could sneak a book under ...

This Braille Literacy Month, Emily Kwong of NPR's Short Wave podcast reports on the writing system and how some researchers are working to lessen the national shortage of qualified braille educators.

This year marks the 200th anniversary of braille. You may have noticed braille on elevator buttons or hotel room number plates. It is the raised dots, or tactile code, through which blind and low ...

Few inventors have had such a positive effect on so many lives as Louis Braille, the remarkable educator, innovator and advocate for the blind. Braille was born about 20 miles east of Paris in ...

In recent years, it has become easier for blind and low-sight users to read text from computers and tablets, thanks to advances in accessibility technology that have greatly improved the standards for ...

A pen which can transform Braille into English text has been developed. A pen which can transform Braille into English text has been developed by experts at the University of Bristol. Braille literacy ...