Braillecast, Episode 1 – Braille Essay Contest
This is Episode 1 of Braillecast, a Podcast produced by and for Braillists everywhere. Our host Dave Williams interviews Megan Paul. Megan’s essay, “The Bumpy Road”, won the Junior category of the 2016...
View ArticleBraillecast, Episode 2 – BrailleNote Touch
This is Episode2 of Braillecast. Thank you for listening! Our host Dave Williams discusses the BrailleNote Touch, interviewing several teaching assistants at schools in the UK where the Touch is used....
View ArticleBraillecast, Episode 3 – UKAAF AGM
Dave williams and guests catch up with all the latest news from last month’s UKAAF AGM, explore issues facing blind students needing Braille in higher education, and we debate the value of the survey...
View ArticleBraillecast, Episode 4 – Orbit Reader
In this episode, we have a detailed chat about the Orbit Reader 20, the long-awaited and eagerly-anticipated low-cost Braille electronic reading device. In Braille News: a variety of discounts and...
View ArticleBraillecast, Episode 5 – Perk up your Perkins
Paul Sullivan of the Bristol Braillists speaks with Alan Thorpe from EYECAN about manual braille writing equipment. Alan shares tips on caring for your Perkins Brailler and how the design has endured...
View ArticleBraillecast, Episode 6 – Scott Davert
In this episode we hear from Scott Davert from the US. Scott is a braille advocate and deafblind specialist and sits on the Disability Advisory Committee of the Federal Communications Commission. As...
View ArticleBraillecast, Episode 7 – CSUN Special
California State University of Northridge held their 33rd International Conference on Technology and Disability in San Diego this March. BrailleCast made a whistle stop tour of the exhibit hall to...
View ArticleBraillecast, Episode 8 – ICEB Mid-Term Executive Meeting
Where do new Braille signs come from? Who decides? Do we need a new Braille file format? We hear from James Bowden, a highly regarded Braille Specialist with RNIB. James is a member of the UK...
View ArticleBraillecast, Episode 9 – Holly Scott-Gardner
In this episode, we talk with Holly Scott-Gardner about studying Spanish, living abroad and the impact of braille on these pursuits. we also discuss: RNIB released the Orbit Reader 20 in the UK...
View ArticleBraillecast, Episode 10 – Braille News Roundup
We’re back! And we start our new series with an overview of the braille landscape, including: Royal Blind’s resources for National Braille Week (7 to 13 October 2019) The seventh General Assembly of...
View ArticleBraillecast, Episode 11 – Advent Of Change
We hear from Kristina Salceanu, founder of Advent Of Change about their braille advant calendar. It’s available for £29.95 online via both Advent of Change and John Lewis and it’s also available at...
View ArticleBraillecast, Episode 12 – Braille Art Competition
4 January is Louis Braille’s birthday (he would have been 211 this year if he was still alive). It’s no coincidence, then, that, since 2019, the United Nations has formally celebrated this date as...
View ArticleBraillecast, Episode 13 – BrailleSense, ElBraille and Canute
This episode features a couple of interviews that we recorded at the recent Sight Village South East exhibition. We also hear one person’s perspective on the ElBraille. Jenny Axler, Technical Support...
View ArticleBraillecast, Episode 14 – Wy Braille? and Braille Screen Input
This episode features the last of the content that we recorded at the recent Sight Village South East exhibition. Namely, a seminar from the Braillists Foundation entitled “Making the Case for Braille...
View ArticleBraillecast, Episode 15 – Dean Martineau
For many in the blind community, Dean Martineau will be a household name. Prolific in the technology sphere, he’s perhaps best known for his Top Tech Tidbits newsletter, which has been published every...
View ArticleBraillecast, Episode 16 – Where Have All The Braille Books Gone?
James Bowden is the Braille Technical Officer at RNIB, whose hard copy braille library is currently out of action due to COVID-19. We asked him what alternatives might be available. RNIB Services RNIB...
View ArticleBraillecast, Episode 17 – UEB Online
The Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children (RIDBC) is Australia’s largest non-government provider of services supporting thousands of adults, children and their families with hearing loss or...
View ArticleBraillecast, Episode 18 – Brian MacDonald
Based in Boston Massachusetts since 1927, National Braille Press is a global leader in producing high quality, affordable braille materials and developing innovative technologies advancing braille...
View ArticleBraillecast, Episode 1 – Braille Essay Contest
This is Episode 1 of Braillecast, a Podcast produced by and for Braillists everywhere. Our host Dave Williams interviews Megan Paul. Megan’s essay, “The Bumpy Road”, won the Junior category of the 2016...
View ArticleBraillecast, Episode 2 – BrailleNote Touch
This is Episode2 of Braillecast. Thank you for listening! Our host Dave Williams discusses the BrailleNote Touch, interviewing several teaching assistants at schools in the UK where the Touch is used....
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