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As part of our series on Assistive Technology, today’s topic will focus on Braille!
⠠⠁⠎ ⠏⠁⠗⠞ ⠕⠋ ⠕⠥⠗ ⠁⠙⠧⠕⠉⠁⠉⠽⠂ #⠠⠕⠝⠑⠠⠁⠉⠉⠑⠎⠎⠊⠃⠊⠇⠊⠞⠽⠂ ⠺⠑ ⠺⠊⠇⠇ ⠎⠓⠁⠗⠑ ⠊⠝⠋⠕⠗⠍⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝ ⠁⠃⠕⠥⠞ ⠙⠊⠋⠋⠑⠗⠑⠝⠞⠇⠽ ⠁⠃⠇⠑ ⠁⠝⠙ ⠏⠗⠕⠋⠊⠇⠑ ⠕⠝⠑ ⠇⠕⠉⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝ ⠺⠊⠞⠓ ⠁⠉⠉⠑⠎⠎⠊⠃⠇⠑ ⠞⠗⠁⠊⠇⠎. ⠠⠇⠕⠕⠅ ⠕⠥⠞ ⠑⠧⠑⠗⠽ ⠺⠑⠑⠅ ⠋⠕⠗ ⠞⠓⠊⠎ ⠑⠝⠇⠊⠛⠓⠞⠑⠝⠊⠝⠛ ⠏⠕⠎⠞.
⠠⠁⠎ ⠏⠁⠗⠞ ⠕⠋ ⠕⠥⠗ ⠎⠑⠗⠊⠑⠎ ⠕⠝ ⠠⠁⠎⠎⠊⠎⠞⠊⠧⠑ ⠠⠞⠑⠉⠓⠝⠕⠇⠕⠛⠽⠂ ⠞⠕⠙⠁⠽’⠎ ⠞⠕⠏⠊⠉ ⠺⠊⠇⠇ ⠋⠕⠉⠥⠎ ⠕⠝ ⠠⠃⠗⠁⠊⠇⠇⠑⠖
What is Braille?
Invented in 1824 by Louis Braille, a Frenchman who lost his sight as a result of a childhood accident, Braille is a tactile writing system for people with visual impairment. Each character of the alphabet has a rectangular block (cell) with tiny bumps (raised dots) put in a unique layout of number and arrangement. This mapping varies from language to language, and even within one language. Along with characters, ponctuation,digit, illustration and graph can also be expressed through variations in size and shape of the dots.
⠠⠺⠓⠁⠞ ⠊⠎ ⠠⠃⠗⠁⠊⠇⠇⠑⠦
⠠⠊⠝⠧⠑⠝⠞⠑⠙ ⠊⠝ ⠼⠁⠓⠃⠙ ⠃⠽ ⠠⠇⠕⠥⠊⠎ ⠠⠃⠗⠁⠊⠇⠇⠑⠂ ⠼⠁ ⠠⠋⠗⠑⠝⠉⠓⠍⠁⠝ ⠺⠓⠕ ⠇⠕⠎⠞ ⠓⠊⠎ ⠎⠊⠛⠓⠞ ⠁⠎ ⠼⠁ ⠗⠑⠎⠥⠇⠞ ⠕⠋ ⠼⠁ ⠉⠓⠊⠇⠙⠓⠕⠕⠙ ⠁⠉⠉⠊⠙⠑⠝⠞⠂ ⠠⠃⠗⠁⠊⠇⠇⠑ ⠊⠎ ⠼⠁ ⠞⠁⠉⠞⠊⠇⠑ ⠺⠗⠊⠞⠊⠝⠛ ⠎⠽⠎⠞⠑⠍ ⠋⠕⠗ ⠏⠑⠕⠏⠇⠑ ⠺⠊⠞⠓ ⠧⠊⠎⠥⠁⠇ ⠊⠍⠏⠁⠊⠗⠍⠑⠝⠞. ⠠⠑⠁⠉⠓ ⠉⠓⠁⠗⠁⠉⠞⠑⠗ ⠕⠋ ⠞⠓⠑ ⠁⠇⠏⠓⠁⠃⠑⠞ ⠓⠁⠎ ⠼⠁ ⠗⠑⠉⠞⠁⠝⠛⠥⠇⠁⠗ ⠃⠇⠕⠉⠅ (⠉⠑⠇⠇) ⠺⠊⠞⠓ ⠞⠊⠝⠽ ⠃⠥⠍⠏⠎ (⠗⠁⠊⠎⠑⠙ ⠙⠕⠞⠎) ⠏⠥⠞ ⠊⠝ ⠼⠁ ⠥⠝⠊⠟⠥⠑ ⠇⠁⠽⠕⠥⠞ ⠕⠋ ⠝⠥⠍⠃⠑⠗ ⠁⠝⠙ ⠁⠗⠗⠁⠝⠛⠑⠍⠑⠝⠞. ⠠⠞⠓⠊⠎ ⠍⠁⠏⠏⠊⠝⠛ ⠧⠁⠗⠊⠑⠎ ⠋⠗⠕⠍ ⠇⠁⠝⠛⠥⠁⠛⠑ ⠞⠕ ⠇⠁⠝⠛⠥⠁⠛⠑⠂ ⠁⠝⠙ ⠑⠧⠑⠝ ⠺⠊⠞⠓⠊⠝ ⠕⠝⠑ ⠇⠁⠝⠛⠥⠁⠛⠑. ⠠⠁⠇⠕⠝⠛ ⠺⠊⠞⠓ ⠉⠓⠁⠗⠁⠉⠞⠑⠗⠎⠂ ⠏⠕⠝⠉⠞⠥⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠂⠙⠊⠛⠊⠞⠂ ⠊⠇⠇⠥⠎⠞⠗⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝ ⠁⠝⠙ ⠛⠗⠁⠏⠓ ⠉⠁⠝ ⠁⠇⠎⠕ ⠼⠃⠑ ⠑⠭⠏⠗⠑⠎⠎⠑⠙ ⠞⠓⠗⠕⠥⠛⠓ ⠧⠁⠗⠊⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎ ⠊⠝ ⠎⠊⠵⠑ ⠁⠝⠙ ⠎⠓⠁⠏⠑ ⠕⠋ ⠞⠓⠑ ⠙⠕⠞⠎.
How technology is using Braille?
Braille assistive technology allows blind or visually impaired people to do common tasks such as writing, reading, browsing the internet, download files, engage in chat…If Braille is traditionally written with embossed paper, people who are visually impaired can also use hardware and software applications.
Software includes programs like Duxbury DBT, JAWS, Kurzweil, nvda or open source, able to scan and translate words into the Braille writing system, and read and narrates Braille itself.
Hardware devices are typically made to write braille with the original slate and stylus, or type it on a braille writer, such as a portable braille notetaker or computer that prints with a braille embosser.
⠠⠓⠕⠺ ⠞⠑⠉⠓⠝⠕⠇⠕⠛⠽ ⠊⠎ ⠥⠎⠊⠝⠛ ⠠⠃⠗⠁⠊⠇⠇⠑⠦
⠠⠃⠗⠁⠊⠇⠇⠑ ⠁⠎⠎⠊⠎⠞⠊⠧⠑ ⠞⠑⠉⠓⠝⠕⠇⠕⠛⠽ ⠁⠇⠇⠕⠺⠎ ⠃⠇⠊⠝⠙ ⠕⠗ ⠧⠊⠎⠥⠁⠇⠇⠽ ⠊⠍⠏⠁⠊⠗⠑⠙ ⠏⠑⠕⠏⠇⠑ ⠞⠕ ⠙⠕ ⠉⠕⠍⠍⠕⠝ ⠞⠁⠎⠅⠎ ⠎⠥⠉⠓ ⠁⠎ ⠺⠗⠊⠞⠊⠝⠛⠂ ⠗⠑⠁⠙⠊⠝⠛⠂ ⠃⠗⠕⠺⠎⠊⠝⠛ ⠞⠓⠑ ⠊⠝⠞⠑⠗⠝⠑⠞⠂ ⠙⠕⠺⠝⠇⠕⠁⠙ ⠋⠊⠇⠑⠎⠂ ⠑⠝⠛⠁⠛⠑ ⠊⠝ ⠉⠓⠁⠞…⠠⠊⠋ ⠠⠃⠗⠁⠊⠇⠇⠑ ⠊⠎ ⠞⠗⠁⠙⠊⠞⠊⠕⠝⠁⠇⠇⠽ ⠺⠗⠊⠞⠞⠑⠝ ⠺⠊⠞⠓ ⠑⠍⠃⠕⠎⠎⠑⠙ ⠏⠁⠏⠑⠗⠂ ⠏⠑⠕⠏⠇⠑ ⠺⠓⠕ ⠁⠗⠑ ⠧⠊⠎⠥⠁⠇⠇⠽ ⠊⠍⠏⠁⠊⠗⠑⠙ ⠉⠁⠝ ⠁⠇⠎⠕ ⠥⠎⠑ ⠓⠁⠗⠙⠺⠁⠗⠑ ⠁⠝⠙ ⠎⠕⠋⠞⠺⠁⠗⠑ ⠁⠏⠏⠇⠊⠉⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎.
⠠⠎⠕⠋⠞⠺⠁⠗⠑ ⠊⠝⠉⠇⠥⠙⠑⠎ ⠏⠗⠕⠛⠗⠁⠍⠎ ⠇⠊⠅⠑ ⠠⠙⠥⠭⠃⠥⠗⠽ ⠠⠙⠠⠃⠠⠞⠂ ⠠⠚⠠⠁⠠⠺⠠⠎⠂ ⠠⠅⠥⠗⠵⠺⠑⠊⠇⠂ ⠝⠧⠙⠁ ⠕⠗ ⠕⠏⠑⠝ ⠎⠕⠥⠗⠉⠑⠂ ⠁⠃⠇⠑ ⠞⠕ ⠎⠉⠁⠝ ⠁⠝⠙ ⠞⠗⠁⠝⠎⠇⠁⠞⠑ ⠺⠕⠗⠙⠎ ⠊⠝⠞⠕ ⠞⠓⠑ ⠠⠃⠗⠁⠊⠇⠇⠑ ⠺⠗⠊⠞⠊⠝⠛ ⠎⠽⠎⠞⠑⠍⠂ ⠁⠝⠙ ⠗⠑⠁⠙ ⠁⠝⠙ ⠝⠁⠗⠗⠁⠞⠑⠎ ⠠⠃⠗⠁⠊⠇⠇⠑ ⠊⠞⠎⠑⠇⠋.
⠠⠓⠁⠗⠙⠺⠁⠗⠑ ⠙⠑⠧⠊⠉⠑⠎ ⠁⠗⠑ ⠞⠽⠏⠊⠉⠁⠇⠇⠽ ⠍⠁⠙⠑ ⠞⠕ ⠺⠗⠊⠞⠑ ⠃⠗⠁⠊⠇⠇⠑ ⠺⠊⠞⠓ ⠞⠓⠑ ⠕⠗⠊⠛⠊⠝⠁⠇ ⠎⠇⠁⠞⠑ ⠁⠝⠙ ⠎⠞⠽⠇⠥⠎⠂ ⠕⠗ ⠞⠽⠏⠑ ⠊⠞ ⠕⠝ ⠼⠁ ⠃⠗⠁⠊⠇⠇⠑ ⠺⠗⠊⠞⠑⠗⠂ ⠎⠥⠉⠓ ⠁⠎ ⠼⠁ ⠏⠕⠗⠞⠁⠃⠇⠑ ⠃⠗⠁⠊⠇⠇⠑ ⠝⠕⠞⠑⠞⠁⠅⠑⠗ ⠕⠗ ⠉⠕⠍⠏⠥⠞⠑⠗ ⠞⠓⠁⠞ ⠏⠗⠊⠝⠞⠎ ⠺⠊⠞⠓ ⠼⠁ ⠃⠗⠁⠊⠇⠇⠑ ⠑⠍⠃⠕⠎⠎⠑⠗.
- Braille Typing machine : a typewriter with six keys that allow to write in Braille alphabet on a regular white page.
⠠⠃⠗⠁⠊⠇⠇⠑ ⠠⠞⠽⠏⠊⠝⠛ ⠍⠁⠉⠓⠊⠝⠑ : ⠼⠁ ⠞⠽⠏⠑⠺⠗⠊⠞⠑⠗ ⠺⠊⠞⠓ ⠎⠊⠭ ⠅⠑⠽⠎ ⠞⠓⠁⠞ ⠁⠇⠇⠕⠺ ⠞⠕ ⠺⠗⠊⠞⠑ ⠊⠝ ⠠⠃⠗⠁⠊⠇⠇⠑ ⠁⠇⠏⠓⠁⠃⠑⠞ ⠕⠝ ⠼⠁ ⠗⠑⠛⠥⠇⠁⠗ ⠺⠓⠊⠞⠑ ⠏⠁⠛⠑.
- Braille Keyboard : a specialist input device that allows the user to type and enter text or instructions for the computer in Braille.
⠠⠃⠗⠁⠊⠇⠇⠑ ⠠⠅⠑⠽⠃⠕⠁⠗⠙ : ⠼⠁ ⠎⠏⠑⠉⠊⠁⠇⠊⠎⠞ ⠊⠝⠏⠥⠞ ⠙⠑⠧⠊⠉⠑ ⠞⠓⠁⠞ ⠁⠇⠇⠕⠺⠎ ⠞⠓⠑ ⠥⠎⠑⠗ ⠞⠕ ⠞⠽⠏⠑ ⠁⠝⠙ ⠑⠝⠞⠑⠗ ⠞⠑⠭⠞ ⠕⠗ ⠊⠝⠎⠞⠗⠥⠉⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎ ⠋⠕⠗ ⠞⠓⠑ ⠉⠕⠍⠏⠥⠞⠑⠗ ⠊⠝ ⠠⠃⠗⠁⠊⠇⠇⠑.
- Refreshable braille display : an electro-mechanical device which can display Braille characters with round-tipped pins raised through holes in a flat surface.
⠠⠗⠑⠋⠗⠑⠎⠓⠁⠃⠇⠑ ⠃⠗⠁⠊⠇⠇⠑ ⠙⠊⠎⠏⠇⠁⠽ : ⠁⠝ ⠑⠇⠑⠉⠞⠗⠕⠤⠍⠑⠉⠓⠁⠝⠊⠉⠁⠇ ⠙⠑⠧⠊⠉⠑ ⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓ ⠉⠁⠝ ⠙⠊⠎⠏⠇⠁⠽ ⠠⠃⠗⠁⠊⠇⠇⠑ ⠉⠓⠁⠗⠁⠉⠞⠑⠗⠎ ⠺⠊⠞⠓ ⠗⠕⠥⠝⠙⠤⠞⠊⠏⠏⠑⠙ ⠏⠊⠝⠎ ⠗⠁⠊⠎⠑⠙ ⠞⠓⠗⠕⠥⠛⠓ ⠓⠕⠇⠑⠎ ⠊⠝ ⠼⠁ ⠋⠇⠁⠞ ⠎⠥⠗⠋⠁⠉⠑.
- Braille watch : a portable timepiece used by touching the dial and noticing the embossments. The analog version has a protective cover that is flipped open when time needs to be read and the clock-hands are constructed to not move at the mere touch of the finger. In the digital form, the dots keep changing position as time changes, and can eventually speak the time at the touch of a button.
⠠⠃⠗⠁⠊⠇⠇⠑ ⠺⠁⠞⠉⠓ : ⠼⠁ ⠏⠕⠗⠞⠁⠃⠇⠑ ⠞⠊⠍⠑⠏⠊⠑⠉⠑ ⠥⠎⠑⠙ ⠃⠽ ⠞⠕⠥⠉⠓⠊⠝⠛ ⠞⠓⠑ ⠙⠊⠁⠇ ⠁⠝⠙ ⠝⠕⠞⠊⠉⠊⠝⠛ ⠞⠓⠑ ⠑⠍⠃⠕⠎⠎⠍⠑⠝⠞⠎. ⠠⠞⠓⠑ ⠁⠝⠁⠇⠕⠛ ⠧⠑⠗⠎⠊⠕⠝ ⠓⠁⠎ ⠼⠁ ⠏⠗⠕⠞⠑⠉⠞⠊⠧⠑ ⠉⠕⠧⠑⠗ ⠞⠓⠁⠞ ⠊⠎ ⠋⠇⠊⠏⠏⠑⠙ ⠕⠏⠑⠝ ⠺⠓⠑⠝ ⠞⠊⠍⠑ ⠝⠑⠑⠙⠎ ⠞⠕ ⠼⠃⠑ ⠗⠑⠁⠙ ⠁⠝⠙ ⠞⠓⠑ ⠉⠇⠕⠉⠅⠤⠓⠁⠝⠙⠎ ⠁⠗⠑ ⠉⠕⠝⠎⠞⠗⠥⠉⠞⠑⠙ ⠞⠕ ⠝⠕⠞ ⠍⠕⠧⠑ ⠁⠞ ⠞⠓⠑ ⠍⠑⠗⠑ ⠞⠕⠥⠉⠓ ⠕⠋ ⠞⠓⠑ ⠋⠊⠝⠛⠑⠗. ⠠⠊⠝ ⠞⠓⠑ ⠙⠊⠛⠊⠞⠁⠇ ⠋⠕⠗⠍⠂ ⠞⠓⠑ ⠙⠕⠞⠎ ⠅⠑⠑⠏ ⠉⠓⠁⠝⠛⠊⠝⠛ ⠏⠕⠎⠊⠞⠊⠕⠝ ⠁⠎ ⠞⠊⠍⠑ ⠉⠓⠁⠝⠛⠑⠎⠂ ⠁⠝⠙ ⠉⠁⠝ ⠑⠧⠑⠝⠞⠥⠁⠇⠇⠽ ⠎⠏⠑⠁⠅ ⠞⠓⠑ ⠞⠊⠍⠑ ⠁⠞ ⠞⠓⠑ ⠞⠕⠥⠉⠓ ⠕⠋ ⠼⠁ ⠃⠥⠞⠞⠕⠝.
Why is it important for Accessibility?
Warnings in Braille have now been introduced for years on cleaning products packaging such as bleach, as well as braille on brand packaging for some supermarkets and braille menus for a lot of restaurants. There are also hundreds of books and magazines produced in braille, including novels, puzzle books, music magazines and chess guides, although we consider that only 1% of the total books published have their Braille version.
Many countries, like the United States or the United Kingdom now require the use of braille signage to ensure that people who cannot see to read print may safely access and use a building. Regulations requiring braille on signs have led to an increased presence of braille information in public areas, raising the expectation that braille will be provided in other useful contexts.
⠠⠺⠓⠽ ⠊⠎ ⠊⠞ ⠊⠍⠏⠕⠗⠞⠁⠝⠞ ⠋⠕⠗ ⠠⠁⠉⠉⠑⠎⠎⠊⠃⠊⠇⠊⠞⠽⠦
⠠⠉⠇⠑⠁⠝⠊⠝⠛ ⠏⠗⠕⠙⠥⠉⠞⠎ ⠎⠥⠉⠓ ⠁⠎ ⠃⠇⠑⠁⠉⠓ ⠓⠁⠧⠑⠂ ⠋⠕⠗ ⠽⠑⠁⠗⠎⠂ ⠋⠑⠁⠞⠥⠗⠑⠙ ⠺⠁⠗⠝⠊⠝⠛⠎ ⠊⠝ ⠃⠗⠁⠊⠇⠇⠑. ⠠⠎⠕⠍⠑ ⠎⠥⠏⠑⠗⠍⠁⠗⠅⠑⠞⠎ ⠓⠁⠧⠑ ⠎⠞⠁⠗⠞⠑⠙ ⠊⠝⠉⠇⠥⠙⠊⠝⠛ ⠃⠗⠁⠊⠇⠇⠑ ⠕⠝ ⠞⠓⠑⠊⠗ ⠕⠺⠝⠤⠃⠗⠁⠝⠙ ⠏⠁⠉⠅⠁⠛⠊⠝⠛⠂ ⠁⠝⠙ ⠍⠁⠝⠽ ⠗⠑⠎⠞⠁⠥⠗⠁⠝⠞ ⠉⠓⠁⠊⠝⠎ ⠕⠋⠋⠑⠗ ⠃⠗⠁⠊⠇⠇⠑ ⠍⠑⠝⠥⠎. ⠠⠞⠓⠑⠗⠑ ⠁⠗⠑ ⠁⠇⠎⠕ ⠓⠥⠝⠙⠗⠑⠙⠎ ⠕⠋ ⠃⠕⠕⠅⠎ ⠁⠝⠙ ⠍⠁⠛⠁⠵⠊⠝⠑⠎ ⠏⠗⠕⠙⠥⠉⠑⠙ ⠊⠝ ⠃⠗⠁⠊⠇⠇⠑⠂ ⠊⠝⠉⠇⠥⠙⠊⠝⠛ ⠝⠕⠧⠑⠇⠎⠂ ⠏⠥⠵⠵⠇⠑ ⠃⠕⠕⠅⠎⠂ ⠍⠥⠎⠊⠉ ⠍⠁⠛⠁⠵⠊⠝⠑⠎ ⠁⠝⠙ ⠉⠓⠑⠎⠎ ⠛⠥⠊⠙⠑⠎⠂ ⠁⠇⠞⠓⠕⠥⠛⠓ ⠺⠑ ⠉⠕⠝⠎⠊⠙⠑⠗ ⠞⠓⠁⠞ ⠕⠝⠇⠽ ⠁% ⠕⠋ ⠞⠓⠑ ⠞⠕⠞⠁⠇ ⠃⠕⠕⠅⠎ ⠏⠥⠃⠇⠊⠎⠓⠑⠙ ⠓⠁⠧⠑ ⠞⠓⠑⠊⠗ ⠠⠃⠗⠁⠊⠇⠇⠑ ⠧⠑⠗⠎⠊⠕⠝.
⠠⠍⠁⠝⠽ ⠉⠕⠥⠝⠞⠗⠊⠑⠎⠂ ⠇⠊⠅⠑ ⠞⠓⠑ ⠠⠥⠝⠊⠞⠑⠙ ⠠⠎⠞⠁⠞⠑⠎ ⠕⠗ ⠞⠓⠑ ⠠⠥⠝⠊⠞⠑⠙ ⠠⠅⠊⠝⠛⠙⠕⠍ ⠝⠕⠺ ⠗⠑⠟⠥⠊⠗⠑ ⠞⠓⠑ ⠥⠎⠑ ⠕⠋ ⠃⠗⠁⠊⠇⠇⠑ ⠎⠊⠛⠝⠁⠛⠑ ⠞⠕ ⠑⠝⠎⠥⠗⠑ ⠞⠓⠁⠞ ⠏⠑⠕⠏⠇⠑ ⠺⠓⠕ ⠉⠁⠝⠝⠕⠞ ⠎⠑⠑ ⠞⠕ ⠗⠑⠁⠙ ⠏⠗⠊⠝⠞ ⠍⠁⠽ ⠎⠁⠋⠑⠇⠽ ⠁⠉⠉⠑⠎⠎ ⠁⠝⠙ ⠥⠎⠑ ⠼⠁ ⠃⠥⠊⠇⠙⠊⠝⠛. ⠠⠗⠑⠛⠥⠇⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎ ⠗⠑⠟⠥⠊⠗⠊⠝⠛ ⠃⠗⠁⠊⠇⠇⠑ ⠕⠝ ⠎⠊⠛⠝⠎ ⠓⠁⠧⠑ ⠇⠑⠙ ⠞⠕ ⠁⠝ ⠊⠝⠉⠗⠑⠁⠎⠑⠙ ⠏⠗⠑⠎⠑⠝⠉⠑ ⠕⠋ ⠃⠗⠁⠊⠇⠇⠑ ⠊⠝⠋⠕⠗⠍⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝ ⠊⠝ ⠏⠥⠃⠇⠊⠉ ⠁⠗⠑⠁⠎⠂ ⠗⠁⠊⠎⠊⠝⠛ ⠞⠓⠑ ⠑⠭⠏⠑⠉⠞⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝ ⠞⠓⠁⠞ ⠃⠗⠁⠊⠇⠇⠑ ⠺⠊⠇⠇ ⠼⠃⠑ ⠏⠗⠕⠧⠊⠙⠑⠙ ⠊⠝ ⠕⠞⠓⠑⠗ ⠥⠎⠑⠋⠥⠇ ⠉⠕⠝⠞⠑⠭⠞⠎.
Most importantly, early Braille education is crucial to literacy, education and employment among the blind. Research has shown that blind people who use braille are far more likely to be in employment. Employers and service providers in the United Kingdom are also under a duty to make ‘reasonable adjustments’ to their workplaces to overcome barriers experienced by disabled people. If the evolution of technology allowed to make braille more accessible by bringing more softwares and tools, we need to bear in mind that access to Braille stays a challenge in a lot of countries.
⠠⠍⠕⠎⠞ ⠊⠍⠏⠕⠗⠞⠁⠝⠞⠇⠽⠂ ⠑⠁⠗⠇⠽ ⠠⠃⠗⠁⠊⠇⠇⠑ ⠑⠙⠥⠉⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝ ⠊⠎ ⠉⠗⠥⠉⠊⠁⠇ ⠞⠕ ⠇⠊⠞⠑⠗⠁⠉⠽⠂ ⠑⠙⠥⠉⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝ ⠁⠝⠙ ⠑⠍⠏⠇⠕⠽⠍⠑⠝⠞ ⠁⠍⠕⠝⠛ ⠞⠓⠑ ⠃⠇⠊⠝⠙. ⠠⠗⠑⠎⠑⠁⠗⠉⠓ ⠓⠁⠎ ⠎⠓⠕⠺⠝ ⠞⠓⠁⠞ ⠃⠇⠊⠝⠙ ⠏⠑⠕⠏⠇⠑ ⠺⠓⠕ ⠥⠎⠑ ⠃⠗⠁⠊⠇⠇⠑ ⠁⠗⠑ ⠋⠁⠗ ⠍⠕⠗⠑ ⠇⠊⠅⠑⠇⠽ ⠞⠕ ⠼⠃⠑ ⠊⠝ ⠑⠍⠏⠇⠕⠽⠍⠑⠝⠞. ⠠⠑⠍⠏⠇⠕⠽⠑⠗⠎ ⠁⠝⠙ ⠎⠑⠗⠧⠊⠉⠑ ⠏⠗⠕⠧⠊⠙⠑⠗⠎ ⠊⠝ ⠞⠓⠑ ⠠⠥⠝⠊⠞⠑⠙ ⠠⠅⠊⠝⠛⠙⠕⠍ ⠁⠗⠑ ⠁⠇⠎⠕ ⠥⠝⠙⠑⠗ ⠼⠁ ⠙⠥⠞⠽ ⠞⠕ ⠍⠁⠅⠑ ⠄⠗⠑⠁⠎⠕⠝⠁⠃⠇⠑ ⠁⠙⠚⠥⠎⠞⠍⠑⠝⠞⠎⠄ ⠞⠕ ⠞⠓⠑⠊⠗ ⠺⠕⠗⠅⠏⠇⠁⠉⠑⠎ ⠞⠕ ⠕⠧⠑⠗⠉⠕⠍⠑ ⠃⠁⠗⠗⠊⠑⠗⠎ ⠑⠭⠏⠑⠗⠊⠑⠝⠉⠑⠙ ⠃⠽ ⠙⠊⠎⠁⠃⠇⠑⠙ ⠏⠑⠕⠏⠇⠑. ⠠⠊⠋ ⠞⠓⠑ ⠑⠧⠕⠇⠥⠞⠊⠕⠝ ⠕⠋ ⠞⠑⠉⠓⠝⠕⠇⠕⠛⠽ ⠁⠇⠇⠕⠺⠑⠙ ⠞⠕ ⠍⠁⠅⠑ ⠃⠗⠁⠊⠇⠇⠑ ⠍⠕⠗⠑ ⠁⠉⠉⠑⠎⠎⠊⠃⠇⠑ ⠃⠽ ⠃⠗⠊⠝⠛⠊⠝⠛ ⠍⠕⠗⠑ ⠎⠕⠋⠞⠺⠁⠗⠑⠎ ⠁⠝⠙ ⠞⠕⠕⠇⠎⠂ ⠺⠑ ⠝⠑⠑⠙ ⠞⠕ ⠃⠑⠁⠗ ⠊⠝ ⠍⠊⠝⠙ ⠞⠓⠁⠞ ⠁⠉⠉⠑⠎⠎ ⠞⠕ ⠠⠃⠗⠁⠊⠇⠇⠑ ⠎⠞⠁⠽⠎ ⠼⠁ ⠉⠓⠁⠇⠇⠑⠝⠛⠑ ⠊⠝ ⠼⠁ ⠇⠕⠞ ⠕⠋ ⠉⠕⠥⠝⠞⠗⠊⠑⠎.
Visit the Braille Authority of North America (BANA) for the latest news and developments on braille.
⠠⠧⠊⠎⠊⠞ ⠞⠓⠑ ⠠⠃⠗⠁⠊⠇⠇⠑ ⠠⠁⠥⠞⠓⠕⠗⠊⠞⠽ ⠕⠋ ⠠⠝⠕⠗⠞⠓ ⠠⠁⠍⠑⠗⠊⠉⠁ (⠠⠃⠠⠁⠠⠝⠠⠁) ⠋⠕⠗ ⠞⠓⠑ ⠇⠁⠞⠑⠎⠞ ⠝⠑⠺⠎ ⠁⠝⠙ ⠙⠑⠧⠑⠇⠕⠏⠍⠑⠝⠞⠎ ⠕⠝ ⠃⠗⠁⠊⠇⠇⠑.
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⠠⠽⠕⠥ ⠉⠁⠝ ⠗⠑⠁⠙ ⠇⠁⠎⠞ ⠺⠑⠑⠅⠄⠎ ⠗⠕⠥⠝⠙⠥⠏ ⠉⠇⠊⠉⠅⠊⠝⠛ ⠓⠑⠗⠑⠂ ⠁⠝⠙ ⠉⠓⠑⠉⠅ ⠞⠓⠑ ⠇⠊⠎⠞ ⠕⠋ ⠕⠥⠗ ⠕⠞⠓⠑⠗ ⠁⠗⠞⠊⠉⠇⠑⠎ ⠥⠝⠙⠑⠗ “⠠⠁⠉⠉⠑⠎⠎⠊⠃⠊⠇⠊⠞⠽ ⠠⠥⠝⠉⠕⠧⠑⠗⠑⠙”.
