Learn the Alphabet in Braille!

Happy national Braille awareness day. My Braille journey started when I was 5 years old and headed to kindergarten at a school for the blind. When other kids my age were learning to read and write in print I was learning the same in Braille. Only 1 out of every 10 blind people are fluent in Braille. School systems don’t offer enough for blind and VI children and adults who lose vision later in life lack effective local resources. Braille is freedom. A blind person should have the privilege to re

I want the world to learn more about Braille, the only alphabet my son can read and write. Yesterday was World Braille Day, every year we celebrate this day because we want to spread awareness of the importance of Braille for blind children and adults. These are 5 facts about Braille most people don’t know: The Braille alphabet is actually a code not a language. Each letter in the Braille alphabet is made up of a different combination of six raised dots. The dots are numbered 1-6 and there are t

Although there are a lot of Braille books out there already, what they call twin vision books are a little more difficult to find. Twin vision books are those that both a sighted person and a blind person can read. They usually have pictures and images younger kids can enjoy. For me it’s super important that I’m able to read books to my kid that are visually pleasing to them also and someday soon they can read back to me without necessarily having to learn Braille. One of my favorite kids books

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