DES MOINES, Iowa — For the 20th consecutive year, the Iowa Library for the Blind hosted the annual Braille Challenge. The one ...

This steep decline in tactile literacy is what spurred the Braille Institute, an L.A.-based nonprofit serving blind and low-vision people, to launch its Braille Challenge in 2000. "Up until the ...

Illiteracy in the blind community is a human rights issue that activists have struggled to address for decades. But a new innovation may provide a solution. The Read Read is a Braille learning device ...

BAMAKO, Mali — Amadou Ndiaye meticulously ran his fingers across bumps in a piece of paper, making sense of the world he can no longer see. Two hundred years have passed since the invention of braille ...

When it came time for college, Kayla Weathers said she thought she was prepared. She attended public school for all of her educational career up to that point, except for her last two years of high ...

Lego has unveiled a new project aimed at helping blind and visually impaired children learn Braille in a “playful and engaging way.” Lego Braille Bricks, a concept originally proposed to the toy ...

The Lego Braille Bricks pilot program aims to help blind kids learn braille. Great strides have been made to help people who are visually impaired adapt to life without eyesight. Now, an emerging Lego ...

Two Blind Brothers, the mission-driven organization founded by brothers Bradford and Bryan Manning, has officially been recognized as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit charity, marking a major milestone in its ...

LOS ANGELES — The challenger sat alone at a square folding table in the center of her teacher’s immaculate living room, stockinged feet whispering against the plush, white carpet, hands poised over a ...

Lego is set to release a new line of toy blocks specifically designed for blind children and those with visual impairments. The Danish toy maker announced on Wednesday that its upcoming Lego Braille ...