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World Braille Day 2025: Aspire Consultancy (Episode 71)
Many listeners to this podcast will already be familiar with the Orbit Reader, which has been available in the UK since around 2018. Orbit Research have since expanded their product portfolio to…
World Braille Day 2025: Bristol Braille Technology CIC (Episode 70)
Bristol Braille Technology CIC is a not-for-profit organisation and the inventor of the Canute 360, designed in close collaboration with the Braillists' community as the original affordable…
World Braille Day 2025: Paige Braille (Episode 69)
Paige Connect is an affordable adaptation for your classic braille writer that connects it wirelessly to any phone, tablet or laptop for instant braille translation and gamified learning. The Paige…
World Braille Day 2025: Sight and Sound Technology Ltd (Episode 68)
Sight and Sound Technology is the leading supplier of assistive technology in the UK and Ireland, offering assessment, technology solutions, training and lifetime support so that their customers are…
World Braille Day Conference 2025 (Episode 67)
In this episode, we take you to New College Worcester and our first ever conference for World Braille Day. We feature recordings from both the morning and afternoon session, including: Welcomes…
Using the Canute 360 with Duxbury (Extra 82)
You might be familiar with many functions of the Canute 360 from Bristol Braille Technology, but did you know it can work seamlessly with the widely popular Duxbury Braille Translator? When connected…
Perspectives from CSUN (Episode 66)
The 40th Assistive Technology Conference from the Centre on Disabilities at California State University, Northridge took place in Anaheim, California from Monday 10 to Friday 14 March 2025, bringing…
Looking Back at the Tactile Reading and Graphics Conference (Episode 65)
The Third Tactile Reading and Graphics Conference took place at the Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, from Monday 2 to Wednesday 4 June 2025. The event brought together over 400…
The Power of Sharing Our Blindness Stories: Six Little Dots to Six Major Marathons (Episode 64)
Our Chairman, Dave Wiliams, was thrilled to have addressed the American Council of the Blind (ACB) at their 64th Annual National Conference & Convention held in Dallas, Texas. On 10 July 2025,…
Games Galore: Braille and Tactile Games for All the Family (Extra 81)
You’re invited to pull up a chair at the Braillists’ Christmas party, where a friendly cast of characters discuss the games they play after Christmas dinner. Card games, board games, dice games…
Introducing BUOC: Braille, User-Oriented Code (Extra 80)
The latest in our occasional series showcasing historical braille shorthand codes which you might still find useful today: Braille, User-Oriented Code (BUOC) was a code written by the late…
Untangling the Wires: Why Connecting and Charging your Braille Display with USB Doesn’t Always Work (Extra 79)
USB, or Universal Serial Bus, has been a feature of braille displays for over twenty years. Originally a standard for connectivity, it has evolved over time to also provide power and charging…
Read Aloud With Confidence (Extra 78)
Reading aloud is a skill that is both terrifying and liberating. Adding braille to the mix presents unique challenges that can often get in the way of recognising significant progress. Along with…
Braille On Display Launch Event (Episode 63)
We are excited to announce the launch of a new eBook! Whether you’re new to braille or you’ve been using braille technology for decades, choosing your braille display can be daunting. They’re so…
Braille Screen Input: What’s New in iOS and iPad OS 18? (Extra 77)
Braille Screen Input has been overhauled! iOS and iPad OS 18, released on Monday 16 September, include the biggest refresh of Braille Screen Input since the feature was first introduced in iOS 8.…
The Tactile and Technology Literacy Centre (TTLC), the Aotearoa Braille Music Initiative (ABMI) and Braille Music for Us (BMU) (Episode 62)
The Braillists Foundation prides itself on being a grass roots organisation; led by braille users, for braille users and, by extension, by blind people, for blind people. The Tactile and…
The Braille Authority of New Zealand Aotearoa Trust and the BANZAT Braille Transcription Course (Episode 61)
We start this episode in conversation with Maria Stevens, Chair of the Braille Authority of New Zealand Aotearoa Trust. We find out more about the work of BANZAT, the standards it has created and how…
Ari Hazelman on Braille in Samoa (Episode 60)
Last time on Braillecast, we heard from Ben Clare about the challenges facing Pacific Island countries in terms of access to braille, and Ben's experiences of visiting those countries to deliver…
Ben Clare on Braille in the Pacific Islands (Episode 59)
Australia and New Zealand are the two most well-known countries in the Pacific Region, the area between Australia and Hawaii. The region also includes many other countries including Fiji and Samoa.…
The Braille You Need, When You Need It: A Special Event for World Braille Day (Episode 58)
Braille isn’t just for books! It can also be found on household products and signs; in restaurants, museums and theatres; and your personal and confidential documents can also be sent to you in…
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