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Life has been a bit of an emotional rollercoaster for me lately. My mom recently passed away with cancer. I spent several days in Illinois where I am from originally and came back home to South Carolina with "the crud" (a really bad cold). In spite of the circumstances, I was blessed to reconnect with family and old friends. I also put the Meta glasses thru their paces with #Aira and was able to navigate two airports using just the visual interpretation of my agent. That was an absolute rush, as I hadn't flown for quite some time. The day after I returned home to SC, I learned that I have been accepted to the #Monarch Rise Project. I had learned that applications were being accepted as my family and I were dealing with Mom's illness and almost didn't take the time to apply. I'm so glad I did, and look forward to learning more about this lifechanging #Braille technology. Through all of my recent endings and beginnings of life chapters, it has been so refreshing to read my Mastodon feed, to keep up with tech news, laugh at some jokes or appreciate the descriptions of beautiful photography from around the world. I'm grateful for this community and, as always, look forward to staying in touch. Blessings, all.

Versión actualizada del teclado Soft Braille Keyboard para Android

⏱️ Tiempo estimado de lectura: 2 minutos y 35 segundos.

Unos años atrás publicamos escribiendo a ciegas en Android. Desde entonces, muchas cosas han pasado. Pero el teclado braille de talkback aún así, no terminó de encajar. De hecho, sin ir más lejos, en mi teléfono no puedo utilizarlo. Según el mensaje, no tiene la cantidad de puntos táctiles suficientes, sea lo que sea que eso signifique. Pero SoftBraille jamás dejó de andar.

El problema era no solo que no esté en la playstore, sino que el desarrollador tuvo que abandonar el proyecto. ¿La solución? Seguir usando esa versión vieja que se descargaba de su repo original en github. Pero tenía una enorme desventaja: cada vez que queríamos escribir, teníamos que activar y desactivar TalkBack con la combinación de teclas. Esto, ahora ya no es una dificultad.

Un desarrollador italiano se dio a la tarea de actualizarlo para hacerlo compatible con la api de accesibilidad de Android, lo que significa que al darle los permisos necesarios y activarlo, ya podemos utilizarlo sin problemas con TalkBack activo.

Pero esto no es todo: compatibilidad con tablas braille que no son soportadas por android por defecto, posibilidad de manejar el volumen del sintetizador con el volumen de accesibilidad, entre otras mejoras que, lejos de modificar la raíz principal del proyecto, transforman esta nueva versión en una expansión de su identidad. Y eso es maravilloso.

Braille de 8 puntos

Esto es quizás lo que más me está costando actualmente. Es algo que me propusieron como desafío, y como con todos los desafíos, primero lo acepto y luego veo si puedo hacerlo.

El braille de 8 puntos es similar al de 6, solo que con el añadido del punto 7, debajo del 3, y el 8 debajo del 6. Lo mejor de esta forma de escritura es que ya no necesitamos 2 celdas para escribir una letra mayúscula o un número, ni necesitamos alternar entre teclados para buscar símbolos especiales.

Pero su escritura al principio, no carece de dificultades. Usar 4 dedos para formar caracteres no es lo mismo que usar 3. La poca flexibilidad motora del dedo meñique lo hace difícil. Y el hecho de que tu cabeza esté acostumbrada a hacer las cosas de una determinada manera, lo complejiza aún más. Aún así, la fluidez en la escritura que este tipo de metodología añade, y considerando que utilizo muchísimo el celular para escribir, va a hacer que a mediano plazo, si realmente lo logro, los beneficios sean mayores que los calambres en los dedos que en cualquier momento voy a empezar a tener.

En fin, no voy a extenderme mucho más. Solo voy a dejar los recursos necesarios para que puedan utilizarlo de  la manera más práctica y fluida posible.

Desde nuestro catálogo de apps, en la sección Texto, voz y todo lo que hay en el medio, pueden encontrar el teclado, entre otras apps que de seguro les serán de utilidad.

¡Hasta la próxima!

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So it appears both #Braille Extender, and Braille Essentials, are on the #NVDA ad on store now and work with 2026.1.
@main @mastoblind

Ok read a chapter today in #Braille, I started The Shadow of the Torturer by Gene Wolf, and very quickly it was clear that this was the correct choice, I do not think it would be easy to follow in audio or TTS. So far it is exceptional.

@main @mastoblind @bookstodon

If you've been playing my Whack A Braille app, version 1.2.0 just went live! You can now set up custom moles to whack for each round, or build your own mole invasion army that you want to battle! Perfect for teachers using this for #Braille students, folks wanting to practice or refresh their skills, or for anyone who just has particular grudges against specific moles. https://apps.apple.com/us/app/whack-a-braille/id6760976367

Jeg har... spørsmål.... 😶

#Bolt #EScooter #braille #NorskTut #Allheimen

Jeg har... spørsmål.... 😶

#Bolt #EScooter #braille #NorskTut #Allheimen

Jeg har... spørsmål.... 😶

#Bolt #EScooter #braille #NorskTut #Allheimen

Jeg har... spørsmål.... 😶

#Bolt #EScooter #braille #NorskTut #Allheimen

Jeg har... spørsmål.... 😶

#Bolt #EScooter #braille #NorskTut #Allheimen

I could literally cry right this minute. I tell you I could live to be a million years old and I will never, ever, never get past the wonder of discovering #Braille on something. I purchased this product just because I was seeking a sunscreen for the face. I had no idea that when it came its outer packaging would feature #Braille on it. It says Anthelios 60 on it. Thank you #LaRoche-Posay!
#AccessiblePackaging #Braille La Roche-Posay Anthelios Light Fluid Facial Sunscreen SPF 60, Lightweight Sunscreen For Face, Fluid Texture, Broad Spectrum SPF + Antioxidants,
Oil Free & Oxybenzone Free, Travel Size 1.7 Fl. Oz. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002CML1XE?ref=ppx_pt2_dt_b_prod_image

Congratulations to Sarah Moin on her extraordinary achievement of scoring 98.75% in the ISC Class 12 examinations and emerging as a college topper.
Her journey is an inspiration to students, parents, teachers, and the entire accessibility community.
We are humbled that the Orbit Reader could play a small role in her educational journey.
#SarahMoin #Braille #DeafBlind #Inspiration #Accessibility #OrbitReader

Congratulations to Sarah Moin on her extraordinary achievement of scoring 98.75% in the ISC Class 12 examinations and emerging as a college topper.
Her journey is an inspiration to students, parents, teachers, and the entire accessibility community.
We are humbled that the Orbit Reader could play a small role in her educational journey.
#SarahMoin #Braille #DeafBlind #Inspiration #Accessibility #OrbitReader

Congratulations to Sarah Moin on her extraordinary achievement of scoring 98.75% in the ISC Class 12 examinations and emerging as a college topper.
Her journey is an inspiration to students, parents, teachers, and the entire accessibility community.
We are humbled that the Orbit Reader could play a small role in her educational journey.
#SarahMoin #Braille #DeafBlind #Inspiration #Accessibility #OrbitReader

Congratulations to Sarah Moin on her extraordinary achievement of scoring 98.75% in the ISC Class 12 examinations and emerging as a college topper.
Her journey is an inspiration to students, parents, teachers, and the entire accessibility community.
We are humbled that the Orbit Reader could play a small role in her educational journey.
#SarahMoin #Braille #DeafBlind #Inspiration #Accessibility #OrbitReader

King Sejong's hangul legacy meets the inventor of Korean braille in new exhibit celebrating 100 years since its invention

“Bak, who taught visually impaired students at Jesaengwon under Japan's colonial rule over #Korea, secretly developed a six-dot Korean #braille system with his students and unveiled Hunmaengjeongeum on Nov. 4, 1926.”

https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/20260511/king-sejongs-legacy-meets-inventor-of-korean-braille

Ok it has been a bit since I did this, and i definitely worded the last one wrong. I'm looking for my fellow #NVDA users to suggest Add-On that are not in the store.I'm on 2026.1, and already use Add-On Documentation, #Braille Extender, Resource Monitor, and VLC.

#Accessibility, #Blind, #ScreenReaders, @main @mastoblind

Ok it has been a bit since I did this, and i definitely worded the last one wrong. I'm looking for my fellow #NVDA users to suggest Add-On that are not in the store.I'm on 2026.1, and already use Add-On Documentation, #Braille Extender, Resource Monitor, and VLC.

#Accessibility, #Blind, #ScreenReaders, @main @mastoblind

Ok it has been a bit since I did this, and i definitely worded the last one wrong. I'm looking for my fellow #NVDA users to suggest Add-On that are not in the store.I'm on 2026.1, and already use Add-On Documentation, #Braille Extender, Resource Monitor, and VLC.

#Accessibility, #Blind, #ScreenReaders, @main @mastoblind

Ok it has been a bit since I did this, and i definitely worded the last one wrong. I'm looking for my fellow #NVDA users to suggest Add-On that are not in the store.I'm on 2026.1, and already use Add-On Documentation, #Braille Extender, Resource Monitor, and VLC.

#Accessibility, #Blind, #ScreenReaders, @main @mastoblind

Ok it has been a bit since I did this, and i definitely worded the last one wrong. I'm looking for my fellow #NVDA users to suggest Add-On that are not in the store.I'm on 2026.1, and already use Add-On Documentation, #Braille Extender, Resource Monitor, and VLC.

#Accessibility, #Blind, #ScreenReaders, @main @mastoblind

@jcast432 @DavidGoldfield Oh that would be cool wouldn't it? I have old notebooks of #Braille personal journal kind of stuff from my younger days that'd be so neat to digitize. If you find out more do share.

Good evening, all. I have a question for those who either read or work with #braille. Is there a way to digitize hardcopy braille? We do it with print often enough that I got to wondering. Thank you.

Recently on Underground Bookshelf:
Book Release: Fates Alight by A.M. Pennyfeather
Resources: Nonfiction about ICE, Deportation... (Parts 2 & 3)
Short Stories: "How Did Yo...Never Mind" (Parts 1 & 2)
Essay: Ten Braille Facts by Alex Chan

#books #reading #shortstories #essay #bookrelease #braille

https://www.underground-bookshelf.com/

I just received the email about #DiscoverCard’s transition to being fully integrated into #CapitalOne, including account management through the Capital One app. So I called to ask whether they planned to continue offering the Discover card design that features all account information in #Braille on the face of the card.

I was assured by an agent, who genuinely seemed knowledgeable about the transition, that they would.

Of course, I’ll be monitoring things closely, but it was heartening to hear that answer. And, as I do every single time I contact them, I left positive feedback thanking them for continuing to offer a card design with all account information in #Braille. #Accessibility

@pixx

Ooooo, #braille dot matrix, I love it! 😄

Doesn't it introduce gaps between lines, or is that font-dependent?

@KrissyKat Jim banks is a first-class gold-plated putz. About ten years ago my wife did some advocacy on Capitol Hill regarding legislation that involved accessible tech for blind individuals, unfortunately I can’t remember the specifics now. Anyway, she demonstrated how she used her #Braille display and a screenreader to navigate the Internet. She told me that he acted all emotional and said how wonderful it all was and blah blah blah. Two days later he voted against the legislation.

#TIL: "Anders als arabischer Text, der von rechts nach links gelesen wird, liest man die #arabisch​e Brailleschrift gemäß den internationalen Konventionen von links nach rechts."
– aus dem newsletter 4/2026 des @menalib_FIDNahost, der einen #koran in #braille-schrift erworben hat.
https://www.menalib.de/community/newsletter/
https://halit.bibliothek.uni-halle.de/search?l=menasearch&q=quran+brailleschrift

#TIL: "Anders als arabischer Text, der von rechts nach links gelesen wird, liest man die #arabisch​e Brailleschrift gemäß den internationalen Konventionen von links nach rechts."
– aus dem newsletter 4/2026 des @menalib_FIDNahost, der einen #koran in #braille-schrift erworben hat.
https://www.menalib.de/community/newsletter/
https://halit.bibliothek.uni-halle.de/search?l=menasearch&q=quran+brailleschrift

#TIL: "Anders als arabischer Text, der von rechts nach links gelesen wird, liest man die #arabisch​e Brailleschrift gemäß den internationalen Konventionen von links nach rechts."
– aus dem newsletter 4/2026 des @menalib_FIDNahost, der einen #koran in #braille-schrift erworben hat.
https://www.menalib.de/community/newsletter/
https://halit.bibliothek.uni-halle.de/search?l=menasearch&q=quran+brailleschrift

#TIL: "Anders als arabischer Text, der von rechts nach links gelesen wird, liest man die #arabisch​e Brailleschrift gemäß den internationalen Konventionen von links nach rechts."
– aus dem newsletter 4/2026 des @menalib_FIDNahost, der einen #koran in #braille-schrift erworben hat.
https://www.menalib.de/community/newsletter/
https://halit.bibliothek.uni-halle.de/search?l=menasearch&q=quran+brailleschrift

#TIL: "Anders als arabischer Text, der von rechts nach links gelesen wird, liest man die #arabisch​e Brailleschrift gemäß den internationalen Konventionen von links nach rechts."
– aus dem newsletter 4/2026 des @menalib_FIDNahost, der einen #koran in #braille-schrift erworben hat.
https://www.menalib.de/community/newsletter/
https://halit.bibliothek.uni-halle.de/search?l=menasearch&q=quran+brailleschrift

@DavidGoldfield Yes I used to get the inserts and did request those again also. And yes I like that they don't make us choose we can have the best of both worlds with the labels that can be scanned by the device or the app which is quite #Accessible by the way and also the #Braille. Yay #Caremark and yay #ScripTalk and #Braille #AccessibleMedication

My friend @DavidGoldfield is gonna commence to laughing with me today. As he may recall that when I was last with #CVSCaremark mail order pharmacy I wanted to be rid of their #Braille labels because I wanted smaller bottles. Then I left them and now that i'm back I have #ScripTalk but no Braille labels and turns out their regular bottles aren't a huge amount smaller than the bottles needed when there are Braille labels. So now guess who has decided they want Braille labels back. Yup that'd be me. #IWantBraille along with my #ScripTalk and so I'm on hold while the senior team executes my request now. #Here'sToBraille. Funny how preferences change.

My friend @DavidGoldfield is gonna commence to laughing with me today. As he may recall that when I was last with #CVSCaremark mail order pharmacy I wanted to be rid of their #Braille labels because I wanted smaller bottles. Then I left them and now that i'm back I have #ScripTalk but no Braille labels and turns out their regular bottles aren't a huge amount smaller than the bottles needed when there are Braille labels. So now guess who has decided they want Braille labels back. Yup that'd be me. #IWantBraille along with my #ScripTalk and so I'm on hold while the senior team executes my request now. #Here'sToBraille. Funny how preferences change.

My friend @DavidGoldfield is gonna commence to laughing with me today. As he may recall that when I was last with #CVSCaremark mail order pharmacy I wanted to be rid of their #Braille labels because I wanted smaller bottles. Then I left them and now that i'm back I have #ScripTalk but no Braille labels and turns out their regular bottles aren't a huge amount smaller than the bottles needed when there are Braille labels. So now guess who has decided they want Braille labels back. Yup that'd be me. #IWantBraille along with my #ScripTalk and so I'm on hold while the senior team executes my request now. #Here'sToBraille. Funny how preferences change.

My friend @DavidGoldfield is gonna commence to laughing with me today. As he may recall that when I was last with #CVSCaremark mail order pharmacy I wanted to be rid of their #Braille labels because I wanted smaller bottles. Then I left them and now that i'm back I have #ScripTalk but no Braille labels and turns out their regular bottles aren't a huge amount smaller than the bottles needed when there are Braille labels. So now guess who has decided they want Braille labels back. Yup that'd be me. #IWantBraille along with my #ScripTalk and so I'm on hold while the senior team executes my request now. #Here'sToBraille. Funny how preferences change.

Y’all, I recently bought a Flaus kit from Go Flaus after a friend recommended it.
It’s basically an electric toothbrush for flossing: snap on a floss head, turn on the vibration, and guide it between your teeth.
And yes, a sponsored Facebook ad also got me.
The neat part: the packaging has Braille on it.
I love seeing and supporting #accessibility in the wild. #Braille
https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevenaquino/2023/10/11/how-oral-care-startup-flaus-wants-to-make-flossing-accessible-to-everyone

This week at Underground Bookshelf:

Resource: Nonfiction Books About ICE, Deportation, Camps and Immigration in the United States (Part 2)
Essay: Ten Braille Facts by Alex Chan
Short Story: Winner (March 2026) "How Did Yo...Never Mind" (Part 1)
#reading #books #braille #shortstory #literature #ice

https://www.underground-bookshelf.com/

If you want to join apositive subreddit for the blind, try r/BlindandFine. The subject matter is far less strict than at r/blind, since not everything needs to be related to blindness. This is more of a place where we can get to know each other and have fun. We allow sighted people to join as well, and we welcome questions about blindness if they are genuine, requests for feedback on surveys or technology about/for the blind, etc. However, I do ask that you join only if you are eighteen or older. Please also note that this is not a therapy/support group. If you need that, then r/blind is for you.

https://www.reddit.com/r/BlindAndFine/

#accessibility #blind #blindness #braille #friendship #questions #Reddit #subreddit #surveys #technology

If you want to join apositive subreddit for the blind, try r/BlindandFine. The subject matter is far less strict than at r/blind, since not everything needs to be related to blindness. This is more of a place where we can get to know each other and have fun. We allow sighted people to join as well, and we welcome questions about blindness if they are genuine, requests for feedback on surveys or technology about/for the blind, etc. However, I do ask that you join only if you are eighteen or older. Please also note that this is not a therapy/support group. If you need that, then r/blind is for you.

https://www.reddit.com/r/BlindAndFine/

#accessibility #blind #blindness #braille #friendship #questions #Reddit #subreddit #surveys #technology

One Open-source Project Daily

MapSCII is a Braille & ASCII world map renderer for your console - enter => telnet mapscii.me <= on Mac (brew install telnet) and Linux, connect with PuTTY on Windows

https://github.com/rastapasta/mapscii

#1ospd #opensource #asciiart #braille #console #consoleapplication #map #openstreetmap #vectortiles

One Open-source Project Daily

MapSCII is a Braille & ASCII world map renderer for your console - enter => telnet mapscii.me <= on Mac (brew install telnet) and Linux, connect with PuTTY on Windows

https://github.com/rastapasta/mapscii

#1ospd #opensource #asciiart #braille #console #consoleapplication #map #openstreetmap #vectortiles

One Open-source Project Daily

MapSCII is a Braille & ASCII world map renderer for your console - enter => telnet mapscii.me <= on Mac (brew install telnet) and Linux, connect with PuTTY on Windows

https://github.com/rastapasta/mapscii

#1ospd #opensource #asciiart #braille #console #consoleapplication #map #openstreetmap #vectortiles

One Open-source Project Daily

MapSCII is a Braille & ASCII world map renderer for your console - enter => telnet mapscii.me <= on Mac (brew install telnet) and Linux, connect with PuTTY on Windows

https://github.com/rastapasta/mapscii

#1ospd #opensource #asciiart #braille #console #consoleapplication #map #openstreetmap #vectortiles

One Open-source Project Daily

MapSCII is a Braille & ASCII world map renderer for your console - enter => telnet mapscii.me <= on Mac (brew install telnet) and Linux, connect with PuTTY on Windows

https://github.com/rastapasta/mapscii

#1ospd #opensource #asciiart #braille #console #consoleapplication #map #openstreetmap #vectortiles

¡El Tabú ahora es accesible! 🎲⠃ Os enseño la versión en Braille y macrotipo de @once. ¡Se acabaron las excusas para no jugar! 🔔✨ No os perdáis los detalles en mi canal. 🚀
https://youtube.com/shorts/JV6d78caJdc?si=Yh6uG0BQtk8mXCEr
#Accesibilidad #Braille #Tabú #AliBlueBox #Inclusión