Braille Technology

Technology has the power to make unlimited amounts of information available at your fingertips. Braille as a reading medium has that same power.

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An abundance of technical tools and gadgets are available to organize our lives, entertain us, and connect us to home or work. For blind people, the benefits of technology are even greater: these new tools provide the ability to have access to information that was previously unavailable or difficult to access without sight.

Participating in the Digital Age Begins with Literacy

Audio tools are useful, but listening is not literacy. Everyone, blind or sighted, must be able to read and write. Even as technology has become the primary means of communication, braille remains relevant.

Blind and visually impaired people are challenged in their daily lives by living in a sighted world. Those who learn braille and develop fluency with technology have a significant advantage, are more employable, and are able to shift blindness from a problem to an inconvenience.