Teachers working in the field of vision impairment are often called upon to assist with
decisions about braille technology. Little research exists to support decisions around types …

METHOD Ponchillia and Durant (1995) noted that braille research has focused on the
proficiency of braille readers, but few studies have been conducted on the instructional …

This article describes a braille refresher course for teachers that was created in response to
concerns about braille literacy that have been reflected in “braille bills” in many states …

ABSTRACT Approximately 200 years ago Louis Braille devised the Braille code in order to
make his life easier as a blind person. This code has given millions of blind users access to …

Braille's birth, it is appropriate to reflect on the level of braille skills that new professionals
entering the field have acquired in their personnel preparation programs. For decades …

The possibilities of increasing the braille reading rate include changing the ability of braille
readers, changing the way in which braille characters are displayed, and changing the …

This study used the Delphi research method to gain a consensus among 40 professionals
on the appropriate levels of instructional service to address the needs of students with visual …

This article discusses some of the qualitative data that were documented during the
Alphabetic Braille and Contracted Braille Study. Two case studies of students are described …

Introduction Students who read braille use assistive technology to engage in literacy tasks
and to access the general curriculum. There is little research on the ways in which …

Five focus groups explored concerns about adopting the Unified English Braille Code. The
consensus was that while the proposed changes to the literary braille code would be minor …