Tag Archive: braille literacy

A Brief Review of Reading and Writing Braille

Published on October 3, 2019 at 10:00 am by Braille Works

“Reading and writing braille unwraps the written word and brings independence.” – Jeff Frcho Braille code enables blind and partially... View Article

The Braille Challenge is Back!

Published on February 28, 2018 at 10:17 am by Christine Sket

The Braille Challenge is back in West Florida, March 2, 2018, at the Lion’s Eye Institute in Ybor City, Tampa... View Article

What We Learned While Volunteering at the 2017 Braille Challenge

Published on March 15, 2017 at 10:24 am by Jeff Frcho

The Braille Challenge Helps Encourage Kids to Reach their Potential Recently, some members of our team had the opportunity to volunteer... View Article

2017 Florida Braille Challenge – A Decade of Dots

Published on January 25, 2017 at 1:47 pm by Jeff Frcho

Florida Braille Challenge Celebrates its’ 10 Year Anniversary I’m sure you’ve all heard of the annual spelling bee held in... View Article

Braille Literacy Statistics and How They Relate to Equality

Published on August 31, 2016 at 9:12 am by Braille Works

Braille Literacy- For Many it’s the Difference Between Employment and Poverty When you hear about civil rights, equality, nondiscrimination, civil... View Article

January is Braille Literacy Month

Published on January 26, 2016 at 8:00 am by Braille Works

January is the official month to promote and celebrate Braille Literacy. Strides are being made to promote Braille literacy, but... View Article

New Educational Standards Impact Children with Visual Impairments

Published on December 15, 2015 at 8:00 am by Braille Works

What’s Happening in Education and How’s it Affecting Children who are Blind or Visually Impaired? There has been a great... View Article

Braille Works Congratulates the 2015 National Braille Challenge Participants

Published on July 1, 2015 at 7:55 am by Christine Sket

The Braille Institute of America hosted the 2015 National Braille Challenge ® 60 winners from across the U.S. and Canada, on... View Article

Braille Literacy is Vital to Academic Improvement and Employment

Published on June 24, 2015 at 7:55 am by Braille Works

Braille literacy is equivalent to print literacy in terms of student achievement. Braille literacy correlates to academic success, higher income... View Article