#braille

Very cool descriptions from this year's Csun of the new advancements in multi-line and active #Braille. awesome read! https://www.helenkeller.org/csun-2025-a-deafblind-take-on-progress-priorities-and-the-road-ahead/

One of my big Accessible Enhancements to Voiceover for IOS and Mac os for WWDC for 2025 is Multi Line Access to the Monarch Dynamic Tactile Display.
This will open up so much more functionality across apps and websites, and make reading electronic Braille in books and newspapers 10 times (smile) more enjoyable.
Couple this with the iOS drawing app, brings access to maps etc to that extra level that I've wanted for a long time.
#accessibility
#Braille
#tactile
#blind
#STEM
#apple

Good night! #3GoodThings
1. Finished a chapter in Braille!
2. Didn’t do as well as I did yesterday but still got all my fitness rings closed and my steps in.
3. Hubs is off the next two days.
Bonus: I finished The Cross-Country Quilters this morning and started The Runaway Quilt. Hubs and I finished the book we were listening to and it was odd. Not a book I would recommend.
Sleep well and may your dreams be out of this world. 🫶 #GoodNight #Braille #Fitness #AudioBooks

"I don't do #AltText - don't ask me to. If you want to do it for me, that's your prerogative. I don't print my posts in #Braille either"

#Quote Widdershins Smith @juglugs
#FunnyQuote on #Mastodon

Good night! #3GoodThings
1. My fitness rings for the day are closed with flying colors! Move (calorie burn) 493%, Exercise: 450%, Stand: 125%. I managed a step count of 15,152! I’m quite pleased.
2. It was a gorgeous day and the windows were open all day long. Most are closed and we will close the last ones and turn the heat on before going to bed. It’ll only be in the 40s in the morning. Brrrr.
3. Read a little Braille today and worked on my loom knit hand towel while listening to a book.
Sleep well and may your dreams be out of this world. 🫶 #GoodNight #Braille #Fitness #LoomKnitting

Was bin ich froh, dass ich in der Schule mal #Braille gelernt habe. Ein lediglich hörender Zugang zu Textlichem wäre um so vieles weniger schön. Ich bin nie ein richtig schneller Braille Leser gewesen, aber schon beim Programmieren ist das so wichtig. Es ist einfach ein Unterschied, ob man lediglich hört, dass in einem Langen Ausdruck irgendwo eine Klammer auf oder zu geht, oder die exakte Position dieser Klammer auf einer Braillezeile fühlen zu können. Rechtschreibung, gefühl für Satzstruktur und grundlegende Formatierung, Einrückungen und ähnliches, gehen beim reinen hören total verloren. Danke Braille.

A reusavolutionary "Digital Display Platform".

#eink #meink #braille #utf8 #tinkering #audhd #cnxn

14-Year-Old Boy Invents $50 Digital #Braille Reader And Wins $3,500

https://www.forbes.com/sites/kevinanderton/2024/11/30/14-year-old-boy-invents-digital-braille-reader-and-wins-3500/

Good night! #3GoodThings
1. Finished a chapter in Braille!
2. Heard back from all of the family except for one nephew about the family reunion in June. Hoping to hear from him tomorrow.
3. Finished Round Robin in the Elm Creek Quilts novels and moved on to The Cross-Country Quilters.
Sleep well and may your dreams be out of this world. 🫶 #GoodNight #Braille #AudioBooks

Anyone who is blind, or who has worked with the blind, knows how expensive our technology can be. This couldn't be more true with relation to braille displays. Even the cheapest costs at least $799, and it's already behind the newest in that line, at $899. This is the Orbit Reader 20 and 20+. Now, a student in India wants to change that by creating a display that is truly affordable (under $50)! Please pass this on, so that we can give him greater recognition within the blind community. Even if it costs a bit more than he initially suspected it would, there is no excuse for the $2,000 to $5,000 average price of such technology when cheaper alternatives can be designed! He is determined to bring this to market, so let's help him do it and show our appreciation for his hard work on this life-changing project!

forbes.com/sites/kevinanderton…

#access #ACB #accessibility #affordability #blind #braille #BrailleDisplays #children #education #employment #independence #India #learning #NFB #ocr #parent #reading #science #school #students #teachers #technology #work #writing

Sitting in the garden reading the end of my #Braille book, The Talented Mr Ripley by Patricia Highsmith, while enjoying my first mini Magnum of the season #bookstodon #Reading #books

Good night! #3GoodThings
1. Finished a chapter in Braille.
2. Managed to complete a full workout without low sugar levels. Also closed all my fitness rings.
3. Hubs got off the time he requested for this coming up week so I can go visit the audiologist on Thursday to have my hearing checked and hopefully get some help with it.
Sleep well and may your dreams be out of this world. 🫶 #GoodNight #Braille #Fitness

Good night! #3GoodThings
1. Even with the battle with low glucose levels, I managed to complete a full workout and close my fitness rings.
2. Read some Braille today.
3. Spent a wonderful, quiet day with hubs. Days when he is off are usually so busy, it’s nice to have a quiet one.
Sleep well and may your dreams be out of this world. 🫶 #GoodNight #Braille #Fitness

@disability I’m now putting together an email to send to RNIB about the cuts to the #Braille transcription service, thinking about how it’s helped me in the past and how I was looking to use it again because I’m finding I can’t tolerate reading on my electronic Braille display for long periods any more due to a repetitive strain injury. I’m finding paper Braille much kinder to my hands and fingertips but that the Braille library has a very limited backlist. There are some authors I just prefer to read in Braille. If you want to send your own story and opinions, there’s some pointers on the website here: https://saveourbraille.wordpress.com/get-involved/

Using #linux with a #braille display is amazing.
And it is especially amazing when you have a computer which doesn't have any sound at all, unless you plug an audio-dongle or an audio-interface into it!.
#accessible #accessibility #audio #blind #braille #linux #brltty #tech

Good morning! Wishing you all a beautiful day filled with sunshine, love, laughter, high energy and positivity. I plan on doing a load of laundry today, I have to! Other than the usual chores, I’ll listen to more of The Quilter’s Apprentice and maybe read some Braille later.

Be kind to yourself and those around you, hug tight those you love most and smile, you are loved and appreciated! 🫶 #GoodMorning #Positivity #Braille #AudioBooks

Good night! #3GoodThings
1. Finished a chapter in Braille.
2. Closed my fitness rings and left my 10K steps in the dust.
3. The sun was shining today.
Sleep well and may your dreams take you to the stars. 🫶 #GoodNight #Braille #Fitness #Happy

Does anyone know if there is bookstore in Sydney or the Central Coast which stocks books in braille?

#braille

For all in the UK - please sign and share this letter set up by Connor Scott-Gardner to show your support for Braille transcription services run by RNIB which are being cut | “RNIB has scrapped its free personal braille transcription service, leaving blind people to cover the cost themselves. Large print is still free, this isn't equality! Sign the open letter urging RNIB to reverse this decision”
#DisabilityRights #Literacy #Braille #Disability #blind @disability
https://saveourbraille.wordpress.com