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You asked, we delivered. This Friday we’ll be taking a break from our usual open forum to bring you the Braillists Christmas quiz of 2020! We’ll bring the questions, you bring your quizzing brains, something to write on and maybe even a Christmas tipple to celebrate the start of the weekend. This event will be starting promptly at 6PM so please make every effort to arrive in good time if possible.

On January the 4th 2021 people across the world will celebrate World Braille Day. This day, which marks the birth date of Louis Braille is an important day for blind people and those connected to the blind community. We could not let this day pass without recognising it and the significance of braille.

We will be hosting a panel discussion, inviting panellists who use braille to speak to us about their lives with braille. More importantly perhaps, they will be sharing their thoughts on how braille may adapt to the changing needs of the blind community in future. We will also be sharing perspectives on Braille Usage from around the world, hearing voices from the UK all the way to New Zealand.

This event is free to attend and we hope to see many of you there.

Is the only reason you never judge a book by its cover because you can’t read the cover in the first place? Open to both new and more experienced braille readers alike, the Book Club is a small group who meet every week to answer each other’s questions regarding reading using refreshable braille and to practice reading amongst friends.

We are currently reading Peter Pan, by J. M. Barrie. It can be found in the “Children Stories” folder on the RNIB Orbit Reader SD card for grade 2 readers, and the “Children G1” folder for grade 1 readers.

This week we will read chapter 15.

Whilst our formal Friday calls have come to an end, we appreciate that, for many people, the world is still very different to how it was 6 months ago. If you’re still adjusting to the new normal, please feel free to join this informal call to put the world to rights with a member of the Braillists team and other attendees.

We are pleased to present the second of our Braille for Beginners courses, tutored by Melanie Pritchard and following the popular Fingerprint course from RNIB. For more information, please see the registration announcement and registration reminder.

Join the Braillists Foundation for the first in a brand new series of master classes, looking at how braille can enhance all areas of our lives.

We will kick off the series with a discussion about braille usage in education, work and for leisure. Where are you using braille? Where do you wish you could use more braille? How can the Braillists support you to reach your goals?

Bring all of your thoughts to this discussion. The conversation may also shape the future of Braillists master classes, so if there’s a topic you would love us to cover make sure you come along and tell us.

This series of master classes requires registration, however as with all of our events, it is free to attend. If you register for one master class, you will be registered for the entire series, so you only need to fill the form out once and you will receive a reminder each week about the upcoming session.

Is the only reason you never judge a book by its cover because you can’t read the cover in the first place? Open to both new and more experienced braille readers alike, the Book Club is a small group who meet every week to answer each other’s questions regarding reading using refreshable braille and to practice reading amongst friends.

We are currently reading Peter Pan, by J. M. Barrie. It can be found in the “Children Stories” folder on the RNIB Orbit Reader SD card for grade 2 readers, and the “Children G1” folder for grade 1 readers.

This week we will read chapter 16.

Whilst our formal Friday calls have come to an end, we appreciate that, for many people, the world is still very different to how it was 6 months ago. If you’re still adjusting to the new normal, please feel free to join this informal call to put the world to rights with a member of the Braillists team and other attendees.

We are pleased to present the second of our Braille for Beginners courses, tutored by Melanie Pritchard and following the popular Fingerprint course from RNIB. For more information, please see the registration announcement and registration reminder.

Each week experts in their field introduce a range of ideas to make effective use of Braille and Braille technology in education and the workplace.

Coming up next: How does UEB differ from Standard English Braille? Where can you learn about the changes? What tips and tricks are there for switching to UEB?