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Peer reviewedMelotte, H. E. M.; Engel, F. L. – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1980
The article describes an improved relief drawing set designed for use with visually impaired persons that allows durable, tangible, and visible embossed images to be made with a ball-point pen. (Author/PHR)
Descriptors: Raised Line Drawings, Reading, Sensory Aids, Tactile Adaptation
Peer reviewedThiele, Paul E. – Canadian Library Journal, 1984
Introduces new technologies that provide instant translation of print materials in three general categories: optical to tactile conversion of print, optical to braille conversion, and optical to speech. Talking books, voice indexing, new braille technologies, print to braille, and optical print enlargement are highlighted. A list of sources is…
Descriptors: Blindness, Braille, Library Materials, Nonprint Media
Elissalde, Enrique – 1990
Midway through this century, Braille was placed within the reach of blind persons throughout the world when Unesco began the major task of adapting Braille to accommodate all languages and dialects. Invented in France between 1825 and 1829, Braille's role as the key to the cultural emancipation of the blind had previously been limited to countries…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Blindness, Braille, Comparative Education
