Due to unforeseen circumstances, our Masterclass for this month has been postponed by one week and will take place next Tuesday, 24 February.
This Tuesday, join us for our popular Braille Bar at 7:30 PM. No question is too small, from kit to code – just ask and our experts will assist you!
Register for the Braille Bar here
Or, to join by phone, use these details:
Since 1997, the CNIB has organised a Canada-wide Braille Creative Writing Contest for children and youth. This important competition celebrates braille literacy and encourages young people to flex their creative muscles while practicing their braille skills. Put the power of literacy at your fingertips!
VICTA have encouraged UK participants to get involved with this exciting competition for the past 3 years and we are delighted to share this with you once again.
Write a short story, essay, or poem on any topic or re-purpose something you’ve written for school this year to be in our prize draw for Amazon vouchers, there is a £75 and a £25 voucher up for grabs! Each piece of writing is an entry into the prize draw – the more you write, the more chances you have!
What are you waiting for?
APH is excited to introduce the BRF to eBraille Converter!
A new tool that helps bridge familiar braille workflows with the future of digital braille, the converter is one of the first practical ways many people will interact with eBraille. It takes an existing BRF file and converts it into an eBraille file that can be read, reviewed, and tested on eBraille capable devices and software. The converter analyzes spacing, indentation, page structure, and formatting patterns, then applies structure and markup so that the content can behave like a modern digital document while still respecting established braille rules. Read this article to learn more about the BRF to eBraille Converter.
Amongst the many enhancements in firmware 1.6 for the Victor Reader Stream 3 is “Experimental eBraille file support”. This complements its existing support for BRF. Files will be back-translated and read aloud in a synthetic voice.
Discover the winners of the VICTA braille art competition: visit the page on the VICTA website
From Blazie Technologies:
You’re invited to join the Blazie Technologies Facebook page to keep up with news about the BT Speak and BT Braille as well as interacting with us.
We also plan to have some exclusive content on our page, along with some other exciting opportunities. Join our page now to stay in the know.
ICEB is delighted to announce its 2026 mid-term Executive Committee meeting, which will take place from Monday 10th to Thursday 13th August. All meetings will be held at Perkins School for the Blind.
From Actual Tactuals:
I thought that you might be interested to know that we are offering an informational webinar on Wednesday, February 11. This presentation will give teachers/parents an opportunity to learn what our books are like. It will allow TVIs to consider how these books can be used to increase braille literacy in their students.
Please join Actual Tactuals Braille for a Zoom Presentation on both:
BrailleBlazer and
Unified English Braille (UEB) Practice Sentences
Q: What is BrailleBlazer?
Q: How can it help me instill a love for reading in my student? (It will!!)
Q: How can it help me? (All of the work is done for you. You don’t have to do a thing!)
BrailleBlazer has been used successfully with emergent readers, dual media students of various grade levels, and adults.
Q: What is Unified English Braille (UEB) Practice Sentences?
Q: How can it help my students improve in their reading skills and fluency, despite having some difficulty at this point?
Q: How can it help me? (All of the work is done for you. You don’t have to do a thing!)
Unified English Braille Practice Sentences has helped a various ages improve in both their reading and writing skills. It’s emphasis is on the ability to recognize and use braille contractions.
On Wednesday, February 11 the author AND a TVI who has used “BrailleBlazer” and “UEB Practice Sentences” successfully with many new braille readers, will be presenting virtually about how you can use it to teach students to read braille, and love it!
We will present information about how students respond positively to using it, diminishing fear of reading, and improving self-esteem.
Please feel free to let others (TVIs, parents, college students) know about this presentation. You will need to give them the following information:
Please send your name and email address to [email protected] if you are interested in attending this BrailleBlazer presentation. Our presentation will last approximately one hour.
It will be on Wednesday, February 11, at: 7 PM Eastern Time/4 PM Pacific Time
If you would like to get a better idea of what these two books are about, take a look at BrailleBlazer Volume 1 and Unified English Braille (UEB) Practice Sentences at: www.ActualTactuals.com.
I am hoping that you will share information about this webinar with anyone that you feel might benefit from these materials.
Prevail with Braille!
Roberta Becker
Library of Congress Certified Braille Transcriber
Teacher of Children with Visual Impairments
Actual Tactuals Braille
Website: http://www.ActualTactuals.com
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 516-434-1506
For Beginning Readers:
BrailleBlazer
Beginning Braille Reading
Activity Book
For braille readers having difficulty with contractions:
Unified English Braille (UEB) Practice Sentences
David Woodbridge joined the Tech Doctors with his HumanWare hat on to talk more about the BrailleNote Evolve.
If you missed our February webinar, we have you covered. It’s now available on our YouTube channel and it’s packed full of lots of demos as well as questions from participants.