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Diane Croft Wins NFB Bolotin Award
The National Federation of the Blind honored Diane Croft with a $10,000 Bolotin Award for her 27 years of making relevant and popular books available in braille.
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Pact Aims to Reduce Cost of Braille Displays
In an historic signing, the National Braille Press (NBP) and China Braille Press (CBP) have agreed to pool expertise and resources to augment braille literacy worldwide.
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Blind Education Roundup
In this month of Louis Braille's bicentennial, the National Braille Press takes its 10-panel exhibit on a tour across the United States.
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Breast Cancer Booklet in Braille
National Braille Press promotions lead this month's roundup of media free and accessible to blind consumers.
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How to Become a Braille Transcriber
If one loves books and reading, is computer savvy, and wants to promote literacy, a well-paid career transcribing contracted braille is just 24 weekly classes away.
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NBP Honors Braille Bicentennial
January 4, 2009 is the 200th anniversary of Louis Braille's birth. National Braille Press is celebrating with a new Braille image and products promoting braille literacy.
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Touch of Genius Prize for Innovation
The NBP hopes its $20,000 annual award inspires new products and approaches that make learning, using, and teaching braille easier and more effective for blind readers.
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Blind Reading Resources: Braille
Braille remains the only writing system that affords the blind full literacy. Best results depend on starting young and connecting to resources.
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US to Commemorate Braille's 200th
Chapters of the National Federation of the Blind will hold events in January 2009 to honor Louis Braille, whose raised dot language system brought literacy to the blind.
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A Biography of Louis Braille
Braille is often portrayed as a modern Prometheus, punished by fate, inspired to give the illuminating gift of language to the blind-images that belie his true genius.
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Blind Reading Resource Roundup
Online services helping vision and print-impaired readers capture and process information range from interactive Talking Book exhibits to 100,000-volume digital libraries
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Exploring the Universe by Touch
Grice's latest book, Touch the Invisible Sky, uses tactile diagrams, high-contrast color, and large print to make the galaxy accessible to the blind and sight impaired.
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Vision 5K Road Race for the Blind
Top blind and visually impaired runners from around the world head to Boston in June 2009 for the Vision 5K, one of the few races dedicated to disabled athletes.
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