Our popular Braille Bar returns this Tuesday at 7:30 PM. No question is too small, from kit to code – just ask and our experts will assist you!
Or, to join by phone, use these details:
Introducing
The Eye.t Braille Transcriber
Turn any inaccessible worksheet into formatted braille before your student’s next class
Hi there,
A teacher catches you in the hallway and hands you a worksheet. She needs it in braille for her student, and she needs it by tomorrow. If you have been a TVI for any length of time, you know what that costs you. Transcribing by hand takes hours, and if the page has math or tables on it, longer.
We built the Eye.t Braille Transcriber so you can say yes.
A first draft in 60 seconds. Start with a Word document, a PDF, or a photo of a printed page.
Formatting is handled. Headings, lists, and yes, even tables, all formatted to the BANA manual.
Math is recognized automatically. Nemeth or UEB Technical, one click. Spatial math too.
Edit the text or edit the braille. Your choice. Fix the text and the braille updates as you type. Or export to the Braille Editor and enter corrections with six-key entry or a braille display.
The braille matches your student. Build a Student Profile with only the contractions they have learned, and the document comes back partially contracted. Teach a new one, add it, regenerate.
Reading about it only gets you so far. Meet the Braille Transcriber is two one-hour sessions where you’ll transcribe documents you actually need, alongside us. Bring a worksheet that has been sitting on your desk and leave with it finished.
Both sessions are recorded in case you can’t attend live, and the program carries 2 hours of ACVREP credit. The whole thing is $19. Tuition is free; the $19 covers your 30 day Eye.t Learning Portal license.
Section 1
Wednesday, September 9 · 3:00 PM ET
Wednesday, September 16 · 3:00 PM ET
Section 2
Thursday, September 10 · 5:30 PM ET
Thursday, September 17 · 5:30 PM ET
The Braille Transcriber is included with an Eye.t Instructor license, alongside the rest of the Eye.t Learning Portal. If you’d like to see the whole thing rather than just the braille tool, book a walkthrough and we’ll show you around.
Questions about any of this? Just email [email protected] and we should get back to you within 24 hours.
Happy teaching!
Cody Laplante
CEO, Eye.t Vision
Imagine entering a ZIP code or postcode and instantly generating a simple, clearly formatted tactile street map that you can explore with your fingers. Pan across the map. Zoom in and out. Find surrounding streets and intersections, and build a mental picture of your neighbourhood, your workplace, your school, or anywhere you’re planning to visit.
That experience is coming to Dot Pad.
Created by accessibility pioneer Dr. Josh Miele, Tactile Map Automated Production (TMAP) has transformed how tactile street maps can be created.
Now, through a collaboration between Josh and Dot Inc., TMAP is coming to Dot Pad — and this webinar is your first opportunity to experience it live!
Join us for a webinar exploring BrailleNote evolve, the next generation Braille computer, and discover what’s new in the latest KeySoft update.
New to BrailleNote evolve? This webinar is for you too. We’ll introduce you to the evolve experience and give you the opportunity to see what makes it different and ask your questions.
Designed to support users from beginner to professional, BrailleNote evolve combines the familiar, accessible experience of KeySoft with the power of a Windows environment and NVDA. It provides a pathway to build confidence and computer literacy while giving experienced users access to the tools they need for education, work and everyday life.
Whether you already own an evolve, are considering one, or simply want to discover what the next generation of Braille computing can offer, we’d love you to join us.
Discover what’s new. Ask questions. Build your skills.
Evolve with us.
The sixth generation of the Focus Braille Display is the most powerful and reliable yet, and the new Focus 640 raises the bar for professionals, students, and power users who depend on braille access every day.
In this session, Marisa and Ian are joined by special guest Joe McDaniel from Vispero to walk through everything the Focus 640 brings to the table, from its patented seamless cell cap and redesigned braille pin assembly to its intuitive four-way D-Pad controls and expanded Scratchpad with contracted braille support. Attendees will learn how the Focus 640 connects to multiple Bluetooth devices plus USB-C, delivers extended battery runtime, and works with JAWS for combined speech and braille access including BrailleIn and Braille Study Mode.
The session will also demonstrate something braille users already know and content creators often miss: because a display renders element roles and states directly in the cells, an unlabelled button or a missing form label is immediately visible in braille even when speech output still sounds acceptable. Marisa and Ian will show what well-structured and poorly-structured content each look like on the display, giving attendees a new lens on the documents and websites their organizations produce.
Join Marisa Church and Ian Ramos from Access Ingenuity and Joe McDaniel from Vispero to learn how the Focus 640 delivers exceptional braille performance wherever you need it.
Note that everybody is welcome and can benefit from this presentation. If you are a teacher of the visually impaired (TVI), ACVREP continuing education credit is approved for this presentation.
Dial By Your Location, Learning Outcomes & Full Webinar Information
As the first braille transcription tool to offer comprehensive born-eBraille support, Duxbury is making it easier for everyone to make and use eBraille!
Join us for a webinar with Willow Free, a creator of eBraille, for a practical look at how to make the most of the eBraille file format with Duxbury’s latest update, including: thinking differently about styles, adding externals links, and incorporating tactile graphics. This webinar will focus on the BANA and UEB rulesets and how to use SWIFT when building eBraille files, but you are welcome to follow along even if your workflow is different.
Join HumanWare for a live webinar showcasing the latest enhancements to Monarch and discover how they provide greater access, context and independence when working with braille, tactile graphics and mathematics.
Monarch is continuing to evolve beyond traditional single-line braille, combining a 10-line multiline braille display with dynamic tactile graphics to provide a more complete understanding of spatial and structured information.
During this live and practical webinar, we’ll demonstrate some of the newest Monarch capabilities and, most importantly, show how they benefit users in everyday education, work and independent exploration.
Celebrate 50 years of the Braille Authority of North America (BANA) at a special virtual golden anniversary celebration! Join us online for historical highlights, inspiring guest speakers, and shared memories honouring five decades of commitment to literacy for tactile readers through the standardization of braille and/or tactile graphics.
Registration information and event details will be released at a later date.
Dear friends,
we invite you.
Please share this invitation which you also find here: www.livingbraille.eu/meetup and register yourself in the registration form
Invitation European Braille Meet-Up
4 – 6 December 2026 in Germany (Langenselbold, close to Frankfurt)
Meet with other braille users and experts all over Europe, exchange about braille practice and braille devices and have fun with braille.
Host: European Blind Union (EBU) and German Federation of the Blind and Partially Sighted (DBSV)
Venue: Konferenzhotel Ysenburger Hof
Gelnhäuser Strasse 5, 63505 Langenselbold
www.ysenburgerhof.de
(1 hour by train from Frankfurt airport, 30 minutes from Frankfurt central station; we will try to help you at travelling at the airport and Frankfurt central station; please indicate in the registration form)
Times:
Language: English
Registration fee including accommodation and meals: 150 €
(The same fee applies to accompanying persons.)
Maximum 90 participants
Please register by 15 November 2026. Accompanying persons, please register separately.
Please use the registration form
You are invited:
Website: www.livingbraille.eu/meetup
Contact person for questions: Reiner Delgado, [email protected]
15:00 – 18:00: welcome and braille open space
18:00 – 19:30: dinner
19:30 – 21:00: official opening of Braille Meet-Up
9:00 – 10:30: teaching braille
10:30 – 11:00: coffee break
11:00 – 12:30: multiline and graphic braille displays
Matthew Horspool and Dave Williams (Braillists Foundation, UK), Jesse Wienholts, Netherlands)
12:30 – 13:30: lunch
13:30 – 15:30: Show & Tell
participants are invited to show devices or usecases of teaching and using braille; please indicate n the registration form what you like to present; e.g.
15:30 – 16:00: coffee break
16:00 – 17:30: speed presentations I (15 minutes each)
please indicate on the registration form, if you want to present something
17:30 – 18:30: Braille Bar II
participants may ask and discuss any question they might have about the use of braille displays with experts
18:30 – 20:00: dinner
20:15 – 21:30: cultural event
reading out from braille the fairytale Ciderella in different languages
Please indicate in the registration form, if you want to read.
9:00 – 10:30: speed presentations II (15 minutes each)
please indicate on the registration form, if you want to present something
10:30 – 11:00: coffee break
11:00 – 12:30: Br-AI-lle – what’s going on with braille and artificial intelligence?
How AI can improve braille currently and in the future
Oleg Shevkun (Germany)
12:30 – 13:00: closing of meet-up
13:00: lunch
The Braille Authority of New Zealand Aotearoa Trust (BANZAT) has vacancies for three trustees. The closing date for expressions of interest is Monday 14 September 2026.
BANZAT sets standards and makes rulings on Braille code and format usage within New Zealand, maintaining consistency with Rules and Guidelines set by the International Council on English Braille. Trustees uphold the agreement with Kāpō Māori Aotearoa about rules for transcribing te reo Māori into Braille. BANZAT also accredits practitioners involved in Braille production. Trustees monitor the adherence of all Braille producers to the standards set by the Trust and, where appropriate, draws attention to breaches of standards in quality or accuracy of Braille produced within New Zealand. The Trust promotes Braille as the prime literacy medium for blind people.
The Braille Authority of New Zealand Aotearoa Trust welcomes expressions of interest from anyone in New Zealand who would be willing to serve as a BANZAT Trustee. Your three-year term begins on 25 November 2026 at the conclusion of the Trust’s Annual General Meeting and will conclude at the AGM in 2029. Trustees are eligible for reappointment.
Applicants should demonstrate knowledge, experience or lived experience relating to the Braille community. All trustees must be able to read uncontracted Braille by touch or sight, and the Trust seeks to maintain a balanced mix of advanced Braille expertise, recognised qualifications, technical knowledge, teaching or transcription experience, and an understanding of and respect for current Braille standards and practice.
For details of the qualifications and experience necessary for trustees please refer to section 3.3 of the BANZAT Trust Deed.
You can find out more about the Trust from this website, https://www.banzat.org.nz/.
The closing date for expressions of interest is Monday 14 September 2026. Trustees plan to make their selection by the end of September in time for the successful candidates to attend the Annual General Meeting of BANZAT on Wednesday 25 November 2026.
For further inquiries or to send your expression of interest please contact the Secretary of The Braille Authority of New Zealand Aotearoa Trust:
Mary Schnackenberg
Email [email protected]