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Whether it's attending a gala featuring comedians such as Jay Leno or Howie Mandel or running in the most extraordinary road race of your life, National Braille Press has an event for you! Here are some of the ways you can have fun while making a difference!

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IMAGINE GROWING UP NOT KNOWING HOW TO READ

National Braille Press is All About Braille

We support a lifetime of opportunity for blind children through braille literacy, and provides access to information that empowers blind people to actively engage in work, family, and community affairs.

Who We Are

NBP empowers the blind and visually impaired with programs, materials, and technology supporting braille literacy and learning through touch.

NBP News and & Reports

Visit the Inside NBP Blog to keep up with news & goings-on, and get a behind-the-scenes look at all things NBP.

Science and Technology

"Implicitly or otherwise, the educational system has diminished expectations of the blind. If science is hard for me, a sighted adult might reason, it must be doubly hard for a blind person."

What is Braille?

Braille is a system of six raised dots created in 1821 by French schoolboy Louis Braille. It is an essential tool with which children with profound or total loss of sight can learn to read and write.

Braille for Kids & Teachers

Students using raphigraphes and reading braille books, courtesy Musee Valentin Hauy, France

Programs Promoting Braille Literacy

See also: Our focus on Science and Technology education.

Describe Iggy Peck, Architect Pictures

Blind kids benefit from picture descriptions every bit as much as sighted kids do from seeing the pictures. Don't forget to share these picture descriptions, written by a descriptive audio expert, especially for Great Expectations!

Tallest Tower Activity

Building is fun and a little competition makes it even more fun!