The week before Christmas is Santa’s busiest time of year. And as he prepares to circle the globe on his annual gift-giving trip, he relies on some trusty helpers. One of Santa’s special helpers is ...

PITTSBURGH--An innovative device developed by Carnegie Mellon University's TechBridgeWorld research group to help visually impaired students learn how to write Braille using a slate and stylus is the ...

You know the visually impaired “read” by touching and identifying a system of raised dots called Braille, but do you know how Braille is written? January 4 was World Braille Day, and the Workshop for ...

A symphony of metal keys clicking and chiming echoes through the nearly empty classroom. As each key clatters, a corresponding hole punches through the thick, waxy paper, leaving a slight indentation ...

WELL, FOR THE FIRST TIME, MANY VISUALLY IMPAIRED OR BLIND KIDS ARE GETTING A CHANCE TO PARTICIPATE IN A CHRISTMAS TRADITION LIKE THIS. IT’S WRITING THEIR CHRISTMAS LIST IN BRAILLE AND SENDING IT OFF ...