The Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum presented its fifth People’s Design Award to the Braille Alphabet Bracelet Thursday, Oct. 14, at its 11th annual National Design Awards gala in ...

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How do you design a learning aid for blind people? By making a tactile, easy-to-find tool, that's how. The Braille Alphabet Bracelet was designed by Leslie Ligon, who has a blind son, and has just won ...

Unless you’re blind or know someone who is, you might not be familiar with what braille actually looks like. It turns out the braille alphabet uses a series of dot patterns that are remarkably ...

Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto. Lego ...

Lego has created a version of its building bricks printed with letters and numbers from the braille alphabet, so blind and partially sighted children can learn to read as they play. Presented this ...

Braille was first invented as a way for soldiers to communicate with each other in secret without using lights or sounds BRAILLE is a writing system designed to allow the blind and visually impaired ...

From Story Pirates, Layla explains how the braille alphabet works and how she reads it. From Story Pirates, awesome kid Layla explains how the braille alphabet works and how she reads it. We learn ...

Exploring the limits of type design, Tokyo-based designer Kosuke Takahashi has developed Braille Neue, an attempt to combine Braille with the English and Japanese alphabets. This is no easy feat.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Andy Robertson reports on technology & digital play. It’s a great idea, and one I was surprised I hadn’t heard of before as its ...