Greeks rake in $34K for charity Oct 26, 2009
Delta Gamma s philanthropy is Service for Sight, an organization that helps provide glasses, Braille books and more services for the visually impaired and the blind. Sigma Kappa Derby Diva Victoria Scott said she is glad the series of events brought the greek community together. (The Daily Targum, NJ)
Braille Trail completes season Oct 25, 2009
This past weekend, the Casper Mountain Lion's Club closed the Braille Trail for its 35th season ... This 35th year was an exceptionally busy one for the Lee McCune Braille Trail ... Perhaps the comment that most meaningfully epitomizes the value of the Braille Trail as a service project: "I'm always amazed by the wonderful work of the Lion's Clubs of the world.". (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
Cecile Betts Oct 23, 2009
Scrabble teacher for Braille students ... Scrabble classes for completely blind and visually impaired at Braille Institute ... Volunteered at Braille Institute in Anaheim weekly. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
Judge: Notices must be in formats blind can read Oct 22, 2009
Alsup's ruling states that the agency's notices must be printed in Braille or other formats accessible to blind people ... Alsup's ruling states that the agency's notices must be printed in Braille or other formats accessible to blind people. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Social Security told to modernize for the blind Oct 21, 2009
(10-20) 17:17 PDT SAN FRANCISCO -- The Social Security Administration must give the nation's 3 million blind or visually impaired recipients the option of receiving benefit notices in braille or by audio computer disc, a federal judge in San Francisco said Tuesday ... The agency must inform all blind and visually impaired recipients by Dec. 31 that they will have the choice of getting notices in braille or by Microsoft Word CD in mid-April, Alsup said ... Many sight-impaired recipients,... (San Francisco Chronicle)
'Unsinkable Molly Brown' was quite a woman Oct 21, 2009
But inside I learned about her efforts to help veterans blinded by chemical weapons during World War I. She paid for Mr. Twain's books and stories to be translated into Braille for them. My path crossed hers again when I was in Denver. (Florida Today)
An anthem goes truly national Oct 21, 2009
Students have spent weeks learning the song, arranging it for orchestras, ensembles and bands and even making a version available in Braille. When you see that many people singing and enjoying the act of music, enjoying making it and performing it and enjoying being together, that tells you music is a very powerful thing,'' she said. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Blind radio broadcaster preaches to rural villages Oct 21, 2009
He uses a Braille printer to print things he needs to read on the air, and he has a machine that can read most faxes for him - as long as they're not handwritten. KIAM has been reaching out to the Nenana area with its blend of Christian music and Bible teaching since 1985, and through the use of "translators," or radio repeaters, the station is able to reach 17 villages in the state as far out as the Aleutians. (Juneau Empire)
At Perkins, high-tech is both future and now Oct 20, 2009
Until recently, students mainly relied on clunky Braille typewriters, manufactured by Perkins, to write ... He is able to check his Outlook calendar and read his e-mail on his computer, using voice technology or refreshable Braille, which turns text into Braille that can be felt on a screen ... On recent day, teacher Jean Petrone showed 9-year-old Zachary Bennoui how to use a Braille display hooked up to a computer, which allows him to read what he types on the screen. (Boston Globe)
Blind need more access to written word Oct 19, 2009
Government entities and nonprofit organizations convert books into Braille, audio or digital form for our use ... The largest collection of books in Braille and audio form in the United States has, perhaps, 70,000 circulating titles in its collection ... Blind people would be able to search for books through the Google Books interface and read excerpts or purchase entire books in a format compatible with text enlargement software, text-to-speech screen access software and refreshable Braille... (Albany Times Union)
At Perkins School for the Blind, new building reflects new vision Oct 18, 2009
Of the students who live on the Watertown campus, some are from communities too small to have Braille teachers. That s been a philosophical shift in the past 30 years, having kids live at home and go to public school whenever possible, Hair said. (Boston Globe)
Wahpeton declares Oct. 15 White Cane Safety Day Oct 16, 2009
When she got her cane, she was "like a duck to water." She has also learned braille, which helps her mark items in her house like clothing, kitchen appliances and cupboards. "Learning braille has been a godsend," Johnson said ... She is currently learning how to play chess via braille and she keeps up with her braille by correspondence through the North Dakota School for the Blind. (Wahpeton Daily News, ND)
Newlywed killer gets fresh chance at parole Oct 16, 2009
During his imprisonment, he has tutored blind inmates in braille, set up a hospice program for terminally ill inmates, served as a Roman Catholic minister and helped establish a financial planning program designed mainly for inmates suffering from AIDS, the court said. It said prison psychologists have found since 1994 that he would pose little risk to the public if released. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)
Against all odds Oct 15, 2009
He drew a graph on the blackboard which he had also replicated in Braille form, so the visually impaired students could feel the lines on the graph ... In the evening they team up in pairs with sighted students who read out all the notes from the day's lessons which are then typed into a Braille machine ... "My friend helps me. We discuss issues he struggles with and I help him with issues he has struggled with in class," he told me over the clattering of Braille machines. (BBC News -- Africa)
Getting feel for Louvre sculptures through touch Oct 13, 2009
Grooved tracks, Braille signs and audio guides are available for the visually impaired at the exhibition at the China Millennium Monument to facilitate their art exploration. The exhibit also is a good opportunity those whose vision is not impaired to have a different experience with the artworks, since they can also feel them through physical contact. (Xinhuanet, China)
Fenn School assists Wa School for the Blind Oct 7, 2009
Presenting the items in Accra, Mr. Tete Cobblah, Head of Visual Arts Department of Fenn School, said the money was to assist the school to acquire Braille materials for studies ... He said the centre had begun the production of supplementary readers in Braille. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Perkins School to host Taste of Perkins Oct 5, 2009
Visit the Exploration Station Simulation to experience varying degrees of visual impairment, type in Braille, listen to a new digital talking book, enjoy jazz by Perkins students, and bid on silent auction items. Oct. 6 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. $50. (Boston Globe)
Read more... Oct 1, 2009
The charitable portion of the estate was allocated among several groups: our organization and two household names Braille Institute and Readers Digest Books for the Blind. But we received the residue of the estate, making our final distribution nearly twice what the others received. (PNN Online)
RS means Really Super Oct 1, 2009
Their bumps and twists are a form of driver's Braille and I soon found myself able to operate a vast majority of the functions in the car without my eyes having to leave the road. The same goes for the controls and buttons on the fascia. (iAfrica.com)
Running bravely (6) Sep 30, 2009
Airam utilizes an online resource for books similar to Netflix for movies through the Braille & Talking Book Library in Phoenix. She goes online, requests a book, and has it shipped to her house. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Books for the blind enter the digital age Sep 30, 2009
Audio books Large-print books Braille books Described videos. Questions: 1-800-242-0586 Web site: e-mail: Armed forces veterans have first preference on any waiting lists. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Mahlon Hoagland; biologist codiscovered transfer RNA Sep 25, 2009
His father, Hudson, helped found the Worcester Foundation; his mother, Anna, translated books into Braille. After graduating from the Bancroft School in Worcester in 1939, he attended Harvard University. (Boston Globe)
Orchid Festival to benefit charities Sep 24, 2009
The event is a project of the Yucca Valley Sunset Rotary Club and will benefit local charities, including the Rotary s Bike for Shoes, Morongo Basin Coalition for Adult Literacy, Morongo Basin Historical Society, Braille Institute, Rotary s Polio Plus, High Desert Memorial Hospital Foundation, Theatre 29, High Desert Pregnancy Center, Reach Out Morongo Basin, Tortoise Rescue, Unity Home, Yucca Valley Chamber of Commerce Scholarship Fund, the Yucca Valley Elks, and the Orchid Society of Arizona.... (Desert Entertainer, CA)
The Pen May Be Mightier Than The Keyboard Sep 19, 2009
13, 2006) Researchers from the Universitat Aut;noma de Barcelona and the Organizaci;n Nacional de Ciegos Espa;oles (ONCE) have developed a Braille keyboard for PCs that has some unique. (July 21, 2006) Researchers from the Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona and the Spanish charity for the blind ONCE (Organizacion Nacional de Ciegos Espanoles) have developed a Braille keyboard for PCs that has some. (Science Daily)
Virtual Maps For The Blind Sep 16, 2009
(July 21, 2006) Researchers from the Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona and the Spanish charity for the blind ONCE (Organizacion Nacional de Ciegos Espanoles) have developed a Braille keyboard for PCs that has some. (June 9, 2008) European researchers have made it easy for software developers to build educational tools that let pupils collaborate to see, hear -- and now also feel -- what is on the computer screen. (Science Daily)
Jay-Z's CD almost great Sep 12, 2009
SHOWCASE :: Erie's Entertainment Web Site. Brad Paisley, Dierks Bentley, Jimmy Wayne to play Penn State's Bryce Jordan Center on Oct. 23. (Erie Times-News, PA)
Hometown girl Gibbs uses musical gifts to share faith Sep 12, 2009
She learned to read Braille before she started school. She rode a tricycle around the carport and learned to ride a bicycle. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Jay-Zs Blueprint 3 sharp but needs struggle Sep 10, 2009
The lyrics are creative, imperial and evocative "the audio equivalent of Braille," in Jay's words. Overall, it's a state-of-the-art performance by arguably the greatest to ever speak ghetto poems over music. (MSNBC -- Music)
EU Officials Offer Tepid Praise for Google Books Sep 10, 2009
Google is also offering access to millions of books to the visually impaired through new types of e-readers and Braille display technology. TAGS. (SmallBusinessComputing)
U.S. Labor Department issues reports on international child labor and forced labor Sep 10, 2009
Text hiding to spacing. WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) today released three reports on child labor and/or forced labor in countries around the globe. (PR Newswire)
Google May Have to Modify Book Settlement for Court Approval, Lawyers Say Sep 10, 2009
Blind people would also benefit because digital books can be read aloud or shown on Braille displays, according to The. More Access. (Bloomberg -- US)
Statement by U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis on reports detailing international child labor and forced labor Sep 10, 2009
" U.S. Department of Labor releases are accessible on the Internet at The information in this news release will be made available in alternate format (large print, Braille, audio tape or disc) from the COAST office upon request. Please specify which news release when placing your request at 202-693-7828 or TTY 202-693-7755. The Labor Department is committed to providing America's employers and employees with easy access to understandable information on how to comply with its laws and... (PR Newswire)
Inmate finds transcribing books for blind 'gratifying' Sep 6, 2009
Flash-forward to the present, when untold numbers of blind students depend on Van Wagoner and other prisoners to translate textbooks from print to Braille ... "I got D's, E's and F's in school. "My parents think it's strange because now, I stress education," Van Wagoner said. Van Wagoner and fellow Braille transcriptionist David J. Borg said they tell younger inmates that education is the key. "Do something useful," Van Wagoner said. "It not only helps to pass the time, but it makes you think... (FOX 11, AZ)
California Walnut Industry Delivers High-Quality Crop Sep 5, 2009
Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication of program information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc. should contact the CWB / CWC offices at (916) 922-5888. (PR Newswire)
Perkins School gifts support blind students in Baghdad Sep 3, 2009
Bound for Baghdad: Perkins Products Director of Marketing & Sales Laura Matz (right) checks out the pallet of Perkins Braillers at the Sabre Foundation warehouse in Lawrence ... English teacher Amar Alhamid told Laura Matz Perkins Products director of marketing and sales, that while they were grateful for the gift of manual Perkins Braillers in October 2008, they still cannot manually produce enough Braille teaching materials for all the students they serve ... What they really need is an... (Watertown TAB & Press, MA)
New Cat in Town Sep 2, 2009
without having to reach for the mouse, and braille out the two small buttons on either side. Column Archive. (Fox News)
Zimbabwe: Special Interest Groups Demand Say in New Constitution Sep 1, 2009
"Voting rights for the visually impaired, especially, are being violated. Blind people are assisted by police officers when voting, which virtually robs them of their right to a secret vote - these people should be assisted by trusted associates of their choice. Government should also introduce ballot papers that are in Braille," Mungoni said. Disagreements. (allAfrica.com)
Farewell, Prof Ismail Aug 28, 2009
Work from traditional sources had to be converted into Braille for him first to use as reference and when he completed his own work, that had to be also converted for him to check ... He was always of good cheer and patiently waited for articles to be converted into Braille so he could check on corrections and the like ... Whenever we completed his books or publications and handed them to him, he would be very happy even though no Braille edition was published. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
Viewpoints: State that went hard on crime went soft in head Aug 26, 2009
Folsom's Braille program teaches inmates to translate books for the blind. In 20 years, not one inmate who participated in that program ever returned to prison. (Sacramento Bee -- Opinion)
ERICA STUART: Saying farewell to Don Hewitt, best boss I ever had Aug 22, 2009
So Don came up with the idea to teach Douglas Braille. He reasoned that since the camera only shows the face, no would know Douglas was using his fingers to read his own script. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Don Hewitt, 86; in creating ‘60 Minutes,’ altered TV Aug 20, 2009
He introduced cue cards that forced anchors to look directly into the camera, only after his experiment with Braille went nowhere. In his memoir, Tell Me a Story, Mr. Hewitt wrote that his tendency toward dirty tricks did not always suit other CBS officials. (Boston Globe)
Sudan: South At Risk From Blindness Aug 18, 2009
The union also organises classes to help the blind learn to use a stick and has close connections to the blind school where Braille is taught. "Many of the blind are not educated because of the poor quality of education in the South, there is nothing for the blind - except here in Juba. Now we have Braille machines here so they can type their notes in Braille and read books in it," Levi said. (allAfrica.com)
Braille Displays Get New Life With Artificial Muscles Aug 18, 2009
17, 2009) Research with tiny artificial muscles may yield a full-page active Braille system that can refresh automatically and come to life right beneath your fingertips ... Bar-Cohen came up with an idea to create a "living Braille," a digital, refreshable Braille device using electroactive polymers, also known as artificial muscles ... "I hope that sometime in the future we will have Braille on an iPhone. It will be portable and able to project a picture of a neighborhood popping up in front... (Science Daily)
Building a Media Empire Around I Can Has Cheezburger Aug 16, 2009
Lolcats: Building a Media Empire Around ICanHasCheezburger. " Related Video Special Report Special Report These spellbindingly inane blogs were built with the kind of user-generated content that has made Facebook and YouTube tremendously popular. But unlike these bigger sites, Huh's company has been in the black since its first quarter. Pet Holdings managed to haul in seven figures from advertising, licensing fees and merchandise sales during the first six months of this year, according to a... (Time.com)
TxDOT to hold meeting on scrap tire removal from area Aug 15, 2009
Persons with disabilities who plan to attend these meetings and who may need auxiliary aids or services such as interpreters for persons who are deaf or hearing impaired, readers, large print or braille, are requested to contact Terry Paholek at 836-9359 prior to the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made. The contractor s work schedule and beginning work dates will be discussed at the meeting. (Brenham Banner, TX)
SEE THEM SWEAT IN NEW JERSEY... Aug 12, 2009
" we catch-up with the Godfather of boxing, Lou Duva, who candidly recalls his humble beginnings in the fight halls of Paterson, rising through the boxing ranks, and some of his fondest memories in a storied career in the "sweet-science (The Drudge Report)
Deaf-blind communicator tested Aug 11, 2009
Graham Hicks, who is deaf and blind, tests a system that enables a Braille computer to send messages to a mobile phone display. A person with full vision can use the phone to type a message that the Braille computer then relays to the deaf-blind person. (BBC News -- Technology)
Teacher With Cerebral Palsy Inspire... Aug 10, 2009
For example, there is a specialized photo schedule to help a child with autism and books in Braille for a child who is blind. Success With Special Needs Children is Appreciated. (Suite101.com)
SCSDB accepting applications for fall semester Aug 10, 2009
Specialists who work with the students are experts in assistive technology, physical and occupational therapy, speech, sign language, braille and meeting the special needs of sensory-disabled students. A comprehensive after-school program offers tutoring as well as opportunities to participate in sports and recreation; music, drama, dance and art; horseback riding; library programs and more. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Father, daughter form perfect tandem Aug 10, 2009
Math with Braille is very difficult to do, Kevin said. Heather is doing very well at being independent and there are always people who will rally behind her. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Can we talk? Aug 6, 2009
Graham Hicks tests a system that integrates a Braille computer and mobile phone ... The DeafBlind Communicator (DBC) consists of a Braille note-taker linked by Bluetooth to a mobile phone ... With the Braille note-taker - a device also made by HumanWare called the BrailleNote - the deaf-blind person types a message into the device which comes with either a standard Braille or QWERTY keyboard. (BBC News -- Technology)
U.S. Department of Labor certifies almost 2,000 auto workers in Michigan, Indiana, South Carolina and Mississippi are eligible for Trade Adjustment Assistance Aug 5, 2009
The information in this news release will be made available in alternate format (large print, Braille, audio tape or disc) from the COAST office upon request. Please specify which news release when placing your request at 202-693-7828 or TTY 202-693-7755. (PR Newswire)
Planting seeds: Accessible gardens available for people with disabilities Aug 5, 2009
Crew leader Quintin Williams said they are considering putting Braille signs in the garden. In addition to the basic gardening hand tools, Leclair-Marzolf said they also offer an adaptive wheelchair that works well in rough terrain. (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
At your service Aug 3, 2009
Bureau of Braille & Talking Book Library: Volunteers are needed to convert recorded books to digital format. Community Outreach Services Inc.: Volunteers are needed Aug. 21 for interior and exterior residential painting, refurbishing picnic tables and landscape work. (Daytona Beach News Journal -- Local)
20 blind people test drive student-designed car Aug 2, 2009
The complaint asserts that the SBA's Web site violates Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act because it is inaccessible to blind people who use text-to-speech screen access technology or Braille displays to access information on the Internet ... NASA will present the NFB with two Louis Braille Bicentennial Silver Dollars that flew aboard space shuttle Atlantis on its mission to the Hubble Space Telescope in May 2009. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
ATL buildings cited for violations Aug 1, 2009
Problems include no wheelchair-accessible seating in the City Council Chamber, signs at City Hall that are not in Braille and a lack of drinking fountains in the Atlanta Workforce Development Agency for people who have difficulty bending or stooping. Justice Department officials and the city agreed to a deal that gives Atlanta three years to fix the problems. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Pass the green dumpster, please: making your business handicap accessible Jul 31, 2009
No wayfinding to goods and services: provide signs and room names/numbers in large print with high contrast, and include Braille signage wherever signage is required. Even in this economy, financial incentives exist to bust those barriers once and for all. (Somerville Journal, MA)
Blind women help detect breast cancer Jul 31, 2009
The blind assistants use tape strips with braille coordinates to accurately locate cancerous lumps ... Two years ago, he created Braille strips as a system of orientation, allowing the blind to carry out breast examinations ... Once the strips are placed along specific areas of the breast, they are then used to report a precise location to the doctor as the MTU reads their Braille coordinates. (CNN -- World)
* FEATURE : Blind US Muslim woman uses pony as guide Jul 29, 2009
Mona Ramounis fingers fly across the text as she proofreads yet another page of a calculus textbook to be published in Braille X with her guide pony sitting patiently by. It is dull work for tiny Cali who serves as Ramounis eyes through a world she cannot see, and the pony keeps butting her head into Ramounis chest. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
U.S. Labor Department's OSHA national emphasis program targets workplaces that release highly hazardous chemicals Jul 29, 2009
The information in this news release will be made available in alternate format (large print, Braille, audiotape or disc) from the Central Office of Assistive Services and Technology upon request. Please specify which news release when placing your request at 202-693-7828 or TTY 202-693-7755. (PR Newswire)
Mary Jane Bowman Ranzau (58) Jul 28, 2009
Mary Jane was active in her church, Messiah Lutheran, attending ladies Bible study classes, working with the Messiah Sowers helping to make quilts, and going to San Antonio with the church ladies to assist in making Braille Bibles for the Blind. Mary was a loving caring person always wanting to give to others. (Boerne Star, TX)
Lauretta M. Chovan Jul 28, 2009
She was past president and current historian of the Pleasant Hour Homemaker Club and spent many years as a volunteer for the Bethesda Resale Shop and Lutheran Braille Workers, Inc. She was also a member of the Chippewa County #21 DAV.. Lauretta enjoyed spending weekends fishing at their camper on Lake Nancy in Minong, road trips with picnics, her flowers, church activities and visits from her family and friends. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Your views: Letters to the editor Jul 26, 2009
And the drive-up ATMs have created new jobs, ever since the Americans with Disabilities Act mandated the buttons have Braille on them. Gotta tool up at the drive-up teller button factory and hire folks who understand Braille to meet the government specifications ... That the government saw a need for Braille buttons on drive-up ATMs might also explain some of the atrocious drivers on our highways. (Florida Today)
50 years later Jul 26, 2009
" Hagmeier said when he first put his finger on a Braille, it felt like a blob. "It's easy to learn the concept of Braille," Hagmeier said. "But it's more difficult to get to where you're fingers are sensitive enough to distinguish the pattern. " At Perkins, Hagmeier found a niche in the track team, where he and his partner set the school record for the 2-mile run - 11.5 minutes on two separate occasions. After graduation, Hagmeier continued school for five more years at Chico State College in... (Juneau Empire)
Award for Norfolk Outreach Jul 24, 2009
Ms. Hanley personally carried more than 400 Braille books. A librarian oversees the collection, while a blind library assistant teaches the students Braille, as well as acting as a tangible inspiration. (Litchfield County Times, CT)
