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Jonathan Mosen Discusses the Monarch and Dot Pad Braille Displays: Braille Monitor, May, 2026 Edition

The invention of the Braille code is an enduring, striking example of how we as blind people have solved our own challenges and shaped our own futures. A blind teenager named Louis Braille invented the code 200 years ago, and it remains vibrant, relevant, and adaptable to evolving technology.

Recently, refreshable digital Braille has been liberated from the confines of a single line of text, making digital graphics, complex data, and more fluent reading possible.

In the May edition of the National Federation of the Blind’s flagship publication, “The Braille Monitor”, I discuss the two leading devices in this space, Monarch and Dot Pad, describing the different philosophies adopted by each.

We have been waiting for viable multiline Braille for a long time. It’s wonderful that we now not only have it, but have a choice of device.

Read Two Displays, Two Philosophies: Comparing and Contrasting the Monarch and the Dot Pad X

From Blazie Technologies: Recording Available: June 2026 Blazie Technologies Webinar

Did you miss last week’s webinar from Blazie Technologies?

Did you hear it but liked it so much that you want a second replay?

If you fall into the first camp, the problem is solved. If you’re in the second camp, who could blame you?

Whatever camp you’re in, a recording of our latest webinar is now available from our Web site’s Guides and Media page. We have lots of news and announcements, plus demos of some of what’s coming in our next update. Enjoy.