Non-sighted computer users, on the whole, have not had access to the tremendous gains in computer interfacing that many of us have taken for granted. Largely restricted to braille innovations ...

Photo press operator Cham Cha, of Cranston, RI, attaches a braille plate to a printing press at the National Braille Press in Boston. AP BOSTON — For nearly a century, the National Braille Press has ...

If you have a visually impaired relative, Mangoslab's Nemonic Dot will be an easy way to outfit their household with custom ...

OF COURSE, LET YOU KNOW. YOU MORE NEBRASKANS WHO ARE VISUALLY IMPAIRED CAN NOW GET ACCESS TO A KEY PIECE OF TECHNOLOGY FOR FREE. IT’S THROUGH THE NEBRASKA LIBRARY COMMISSION’S TALKING BOOK AND BRAILLE ...

Without vision it’s impossible to interpret facial expressions, or so it’s believed. Not any more. A researcher in Sweden is presenting a new technology in his doctoral thesis – a Braille code of ...

Personal electronics are changing life for people with visual impairments. Talking computers and iPhone apps can be a big help, but as Colorado Public Radio’s Megan Verlee found when she visited the ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — For years, individuals who use braille to read struggled to communicate and access written materials on computers or cell phones. However, advancements in technology have ...

Bristol Braille Technology, a British tech company, is developing a new e-reader that uses Braille. The Canute 360, as it’s called, is a desktop e-reader that should be available mass-market at the ...

This week, we’re using the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act to talk about technology and accessibility. Today, we’re looking at assistive technology, which aids people with ...

In the 1820s, Louis Braille devised a raised-dot system of letters, numbers and musical notation. 200 years later, it’s still ...