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Braille…What does it mean to you?

The Vision Rehab Podcast is a short monthly podcast about topics and issues related to vision rehabilitation therapists and vision rehab. You can also listen on your smart speaker, just ask for, “Vision Rehab Podcast.” Listen Now to Braiile…What does … Continue reading

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Braille for Low Vision

The Vision Rehab Podcast is a short monthly podcast od topics and issues related to vision rehabilitation therapist and vision rehab. You can also listen on your smart speaker, just ask for, “Vision Rehab Podcast.”     The following is … Continue reading

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Braille Awareness Month 2021

Each January we celebrate Braille Awareness Month in honor of Louis Braille’s birthday on January 4, 1809. It’s also a great opportunity to recognize William Hadley’s contribution to learning braille by founding the Hadley School for the Blind in 1920, … Continue reading

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Braille’s Relevance

Reflections on Braille Awareness Month January 4th is the anniversary of Louis Braille’s birthday, the man who developed the system of raised dots that correspond with letters of the alphabet and numbers, used by readers who are blind or visually … Continue reading

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Starbucks and Braille

Louis Braille’s birthday is January 4th, and the month of January each year is Braille Awareness Month. There will, of course, be the usual discussions and articles about the relevancy of braille in the digital age–after all, what need is there … Continue reading

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31 Days of Braille: Day 4

Happy Birthday Louis Braille! This article was originally posted on The Iris Network website and the links have been updated: Happy 213th Birthday Louis Braille! Louis Braille was born in a small town outside Paris, named Coupvray, on January 4, … Continue reading

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31 Days of Braille

January is Braille Literacy Awareness Month. Last week, a doctor asked me what I did for a profession, and I replied, “I’m a vision rehabilitation therapist.” Yes, of course, I had to explain what that was. He immediately shared two … Continue reading

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January is Braille Literacy Awareness Month

January is Braille Literacy Awareness Month, in honor of Louis Braille who originally developed the Braille code. Louis Braille was born on January 4, 1809 and this year marks the 209th anniversary of his birthday! Braille developed his code of … Continue reading

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Braille Awareness Month

In honor of Louis Braille’s birthday, Jan 4, 1809 the month of January is designated Braille Awareness Month. Braille, of course, is the man who created the braille alphabet, an alphabet comprised of raised dots that may be read by … Continue reading

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January is Braille Awareness Month

January is Braille Awareness Month January is National Braille Literacy Awareness Month in honor of Louis Braille, who originally developed the braille code nearly 200 years ago. Braille was born January 4, 1809, and developed the code of raised dots … Continue reading

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