Latest News
- Braille Bar on Tuesday
Our popular Braille Bar returns on Tuesday at 7:30 PM. No registration required – just turn up and ask your braille questions. Join the Braille Bar here: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88035088878?pwd=NHdkR2s1aDZsV1RCUmpQNWh3YWNaQT09- Further Grant Funding from the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust
We’re delighted to announce that the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust have awarded us a second grant, this time from the Activate fund. This grant will ensure the sustainability of Braillecast and our Masterclasses for the next 18 months and enable the development of our other services, including our popular Braille for Beginners courses.
The WCMT Fellowship makes grants to inspiring individuals who possess the passion and commitment to make a real difference. This funding opportunity is underwritten by Ed Rogers, whose trip to India in 2017 forms the basis of the project.
We will have further information to share in the coming months.
- Trade in any Braille Display or Notetaker for up to £2500 off a Brand-New BrailleSense 6
Sight and Sound Technology Ltd are offering a limited time deal on the new BrailleSense 6 notetaker from Hims. Here’s what they have to say:
With an Octa-Core CPU processor to meet the demands of powerful apps, 128 GB of storage, 6 GB of memory and a host of connectivity options the BrailleSense 6 is the ideal companion for those at home, at school, at college or in work.
Running version 10 of the Android operating system means that you can install any number of applications from Google’s play store.
In collaboration with HIMS we are currently running a limited-time trade-in offer. Trade-in any braille notetaker or braille display and receive up to £2500 off a brand new BrailleSense 6 (RRP £4,950).
For more information or to order, call 01604 798070 (option 1) or email [email protected]
The Braillists is a grass-roots community group connecting Braille readers with Braille technology developers and funders.
Braille is a simple code for representing written language. Almost anyone can learn the Braille alphabet and numbers in under an hour.
We believe Braille has the potential to transform the life of any blind person who has the opportunity to learn it.
Our Aims
- Promote the value of Braille as a proven literacy tool that enriches the lives of blind people.
- Support efforts to make affordable Braille and tactile reading technologies available to all blind people irrespective of education and employment status.
- Provide an open forum for the exchange of ideas about the development of future Braille technology.
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Resources
- About Braille from the National Braille Press
- Louis Braille Biography from the American Foundation for the Blind
- BrailleCast – a podcast produced by Braillists members
Please see our Sponsors and Partners for information on organisations who are supporting us.