Braille Institute Announces 2022 Teacher of the Year Melinda Demaris
Los Angeles, May 18, 2022 -- Braille Institute has named Melinda Demaris as its 2022 “Teacher of the Year” for excellence in braille instruction. The award is part of Braille Institute’s annual Braille Challenge competition, the only academic competition of its kind in North America and the U.K. for students who are blind or visually impaired.
Braille Institute Named as a “10 Most Innovative Assistive Technology Companies”
Braille Institute: Empowering your Future by Empowering your Vision Progressive low vision, blindness, and low sightedness are diagnoses that petrify many as people do not fear the loss of vision but rather their independence. But it doesn't have to be that way. Braille Institute has worked to empower people who live with vision loss and help them become independent while maximizing their remaining vision. It
Finalists Announced for 2022 Braille Challenge Finals
Los Angeles, May 5, 2022 – Braille Institute is proud to announce the 50 finalists for the 2022 Braille Challenge Finals competition. These competitors achieved the highest scores in the braille literacy testing competition, out of over 800 youth across the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom.
Braille Institute Celebrates National Library Week – Books for Visually Impaired
Braille Institute celebrates the library throughout the entire month of April along with a library full of audio books and braille reading material!
Valetine’s Day Love Story
Meet Monique and Manuele, two instructors who have been teaching at Braille Institute for more than 15 years.
Braille Institute Coachella Valley Partners with Guide Dogs of the Desert
Palm Desert, CA – October 14, 2020 – Braille Institute Coachella Valley announced today that it has entered into a partnership with Guide Dogs of the Desert to provide training solutions to individuals living with vision impairment and blindness.
Fatherhood and Accessible Technology
I’m Skylar Covich, the new Access Technology Specialist at Braille Institute Santa Barbara. I have been totally blind since birth. This has not stopped me from having a variety of experiences like earning a doctorate in political science, being one of the most active administrators on Wikipedia, downhill skiing with Paralympic athletes, and singing the Mozart Requiem in a choir by ear.Most importantly, I’m the
WINNERS OF 2021 BRAILLE CHALLENGE FINALS ANNOUNCED
JULY 30, 2021 – LOS ANGELES – Braille Institute has announced the winners of the 2021 Braille Challenge Finals competition.
The Joy of Reading With Braille
Sitting under the shade of a tree, the warm breeze plays at the book pages under your fingertips. Perhaps the book you’re reading is an adventure story with pirates. Or maybe you’re learning about early United States history. Whatever the book is, your fingers are gliding along the pages of code revealing another world. Another time. Dominique Hackett is a volunteer with the Braille
Braille Institute Celebrates Library Month in April with Free Livestream Event & Workshops
Celebrating Library Month in April, Braille Institute has offered thousands of free braille books and audiobooks to those who are visually impaired, and print disabled in Southern California for more than 100 years.