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  • Rainbow using the e-reader
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    Bringing Braille back from the brink Jump to media player Blind students try out new touch technology which advocates hope will keep the writing system from dying.
    • 02 May 18
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    Seeing things for the last time Jump to media player Eight-year-old Alexa is going blind and has created a list of things she wants to see before that happens.
    • 31 Mar 18
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    'It's the freedom of going down a mountain' Jump to media player Ten-year-old Eilidh Johnstone, who was born blind, loves the freedom and confidence skiing gives her and hopes to make the Winter Paralympics one day.
    • 12 Mar 18
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  • Being blind in the snow
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    'Snow is a blind man's fog' Jump to media player Lucy Edwards is blind and 'dreads' the snow. When the snow blankets the edges of the pavement her guide dog finds it hard to navigate.
    • 02 Mar 18
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    How Dutch stations help blind travellers Jump to media player Subtle details help to stop visually impaired people from getting lost while travelling.
    • 18 Apr 18
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    Blind backpacker visits Bethlehem Jump to media player Completely blind and severely deaf backpacker Tony Giles visits the Church of the Nativity.
    • 16 Jan 18
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    Blind musician earns place at Oxford Jump to media player Zoe Dixon, 18, is an award-winning composer and learns all the pieces she plays by heart.
    • 23 Jan 18
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Can new Braille technology boost literacy levels?

Fewer than 8% of visually-impaired people in the UK read Braille, but could new technology keep the writing system from dying out?

  • 02 May 2018
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