World Braille Day 4th January - United Nations

Chris Holloway 🚀, CPACC

Digital Accessibility Manager who works with leaders who value and prioritise digital enablement and inclusive design. If I’ve described you then lets connect 🤝 I’m also a public speaker 🗣️ who loves technology 💻📱🕹️

Published Jan 3, 2024

Braille is a tactile representation of alphabetic and numerical symbols using six dots to represent each letter and number, and even musical, mathematical and scientific symbols. Braille (named after its inventor in 19th century France, Louis Braille) is used by blind and partially sighted people to read the same books and periodicals as those printed in a visual font.

Chris' Homemade Lego Braille Bricks

This is one of the BEST £5 I’ve spent on Lego ever!I always have the pot on my desk and it’s my way of learning braille as I really struggled just looking at pictures all the time!Trust me when I say I am not very quick, however my accuracy is getting much better now although I am still struggling with numbers a little.If you are ever on a call with me and I am at home feel free to ask.#Braille #Dyslexia #Education #Monday the LEGO Group

One of the BEST £5 I've spent on Lego (Original Post Link)

Chris demonstrating his home made braille blocks — Home made lego braille which uses a selection of lego brick that form Braille Cell

Braille 6 Facts

Article link: Braille 6 Facts LinkedIn Article

Braille Gets Dirty

Braille gets dirty, I mean REALLY dirty!!! Over the past couple of years I have been learning Braille uncontracted (grade 1) and am always greeted with grubby braille.This week whilst travelling on public transport I really found it difficult to ignore just how dirty the braille gets! I do not rely on braille so was able to visibly see the grime build up!Not only do people rely on braille in order to understand and interact with their surrounding but they also rely on others to help keep it clean which reduces the spread of infection and viruses. It also means the braille can still be easily read.Transport for London if you come across my post PLEASE can I ask that you spend some valuable and much needed time and attention on cleaning the braille.If your workplace uses braille (which I hope it does!) I urge you to please ensure it is included within your cleaning processes.#CleanBraille #Braille #Accessibility #RNIB

Braille Gets Dirty (Original LinkedIn Post)

Dirty braille on london tube — Photograph of dirty braille on a London Tube

Chris Holloway using Apple iOS Braille Keyboard

One of my favourite braille technologies is the build in braille keyboards that often accompany mobile devices.

In 2022 I set myself a goal to learn the Braille Grade 1 alphabet. This year I set myself the goal to create words from what I had learnt…So after many hours of practice… some good and some terrible I finally am able to spell full words and put them into a sentence!In the video I have set my iPad up to utilise the Braille keyboard which I am using 6 dot to spell wordings. It is then being read out aloud by VoiceOver.Next week (3rd December) is International Day of persons with disabilities.#Braille #Apple #RNIB #AssistiveTechnology #Technology #A11y Apple