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    Bringing Braille back from the brink Jump to media player Blind students try out new touch technology which advocates hope will keep the writing system from dying.
    • 02 May
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    Seeing things for the last time Jump to media player Eight-year-old Alexa is going blind and has created a list of things she wants to see before that happens.
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Can new Braille technology boost literacy levels?

Fewer than 8% of visually-impaired people in the UK read Braille, but could new technology keep the writing system from dying out?

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