Braille Gives Literacy, Independence, Access

by Megan Dausch Helen Keller Services    The Louis Braille Museum in Coupvray, France, smelled like history—aged wood, old paper, and the faint mustiness of time. It was a small house, but it held the weight of a remarkable legacy.     I remember running my fingers over the dominoes Louis Braille played with as a …

Far From Being Obsolete, Braille Is Essential

by Tracy Conly    (Tracy Conly is a longtime friend from our days at the Ohio State School for the Blind, a great Braille reader and advocate for the blind. This is her reaction to our March 15 story “A New Tool In The Fight For Braille Literacy.”)    “Braille changes lives. It gives thousands …

Producers Of Braille Are Touching Lives

by Kevin Burton    Today we touch on two stories about braille being produced from unexpected sources.    NBC Connecticut ran a story about female inmates at York Correctional Facility becoming certified as Braille transcriptionists.    Five inmates completed the program Aug. 24. I wish NBC had quoited some of them. But here is part …

Five Lessons On How To Read The Bible

by Kevin Burton     It was refreshing and helpful to receive in the mail recently, the booklet “What Every Christian Needs To Know About Reading The Bible” from Our Daily Bread Ministries.    There is no other book like the Bible. It can certainly be confusing and intimidating to read. Author Kevin J. Vanhoozer has given …