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46:57

Using the Canute 360 with Duxbury (Extra 82)

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2025/09/22

You might be familiar with many functions of the Canute 360 from Bristol Braille Technology, but did you know it can work seamlessly with the widely popular Duxbury Braille Translator? When connected to a Windows machine, the Canute can output Braille text in real-time using Duxbury’s six-key Braille entry, or display any translated text loaded ... Read more

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55:04

Introducing BUOC: Braille, User-Oriented Code (Extra 80)

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2024/11/25

The latest in our occasional series showcasing historical braille shorthand codes which you might still find useful today: Braille, User-Oriented Code (BUOC) was a code written by the late Australian, Rebecca Maxwell, with the support of Australian Braille Literacy Action (ABLA), formerly the Australian Guild of Business and Professional Blind. It was last revised in ... Read more

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1:12:19

Read Aloud With Confidence (Extra 78)

Braillecast Extra ·

2024/10/21

Reading aloud is a skill that is both terrifying and liberating. Adding braille to the mix presents unique challenges that can often get in the way of recognising significant progress. Along with reading speed and fluency, the one question we hear most often is: “How can I improve my ability to read aloud?” Building on ... Read more

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1:11:33

Braille Screen Input: What’s New in iOS and iPad OS...

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2024/09/23

Braille Screen Input has been overhauled! iOS and iPad OS 18, released on Monday 16 September, include the biggest refresh of Braille Screen Input since the feature was first introduced in iOS 8. Although you can, for the most part, still use Braille Screen Input as you always have done, the new functionality in Apple’s ... Read more

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52:27

An Introduction To Arabic Braille (Extra 75)

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2024/07/15

This session, presented by Saima Akhtar, is designed to give you a Whistlestop tour of the fundamentals of Arabic braille. Rest assured, it’s not nearly as complicated as you think. By the end of the session, you will have more insight into the following areas: Please note, it will be much easier to follow along ... Read more

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57:45

The Best SD Card for Your Braille Display (Extra 74)

Braillecast Extra ·

2024/07/08

Many braille displays include an SD or Micro SD card slot. However, when it comes to purchasing a suitable card, there are so many options! Which is best, and which work with your braille display? In this session, we were joined by friend of the Braillists Ben Mustill-Rose to help make sense of them. He ... Read more

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42:49

Introducing BrailleBlaster (Extra 73)

Braillecast Extra ·

2024/07/01

According to its website, “BrailleBlaster™ is a braille transcription program developed by the American Printing House for the Blind to help transcribers provide blind students with braille textbooks on the first day of class.” It uses markup from source documents to automate formatting, and provides “tools to make advanced tasks quicker and easier.” Although it ... Read more

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1:08

Cheers Volunteers 2024 (Extra 70)

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2024/06/07

A message from our Chairman, Dave Williams, to thank our many volunteers this National Volunteers Week.

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1:02:07

From Print To Braille: A Deeper Dive Into Duxbury...

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2024/06/03

For many years now, Sight Scotland have championed National Braille Week, an opportunity to celebrate braille usage and raise awareness of the importance and value of braille. It runs in the second week of October, to coincide with World Sight Day. In 2023, we celebrated National Braille Week at the Braillists by running five Masterclasses, ... Read more

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56:29

Braille Into Christmas (Extra 61)

Braillecast Extra ·

2023/12/25

As the days get shorter and the nights get colder, a few people joined us for a cosy fireside chat to round off the year on Tuesday 19 December. How do you write and address your Christmas cards? How do you know whose Christmas presents are whose? And what part does braille play in all ... Read more

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58:51

Transferring Content to your Braille Display (Extra 60)

Braillecast Extra ·

2023/09/25

Have you ever downloaded a book from Bookshare or Reading Services, but struggled to extract the zip file? Have you ever had a BRF file emailed to you, but not been able to copy it to your braille display? Does your braille display only support text or BRF files, but you want to read Word ... Read more

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1:21:17

Revitalise your Braille Reading Technique (Extra 59)

Braillecast Extra ·

2023/07/03

Whether you’re new to braille or an experienced braillist, reading is an important and fundamental process. To fully appreciate the brilliance of braille for use in daily life, reading is something you should enjoy and feel comfortable with. But what can you do to improve your reading skills once you have learned all the letters ... Read more

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1:16:41

An Introduction to the Orbit Reader (Extra 58)

Braillecast Extra ·

2023/06/26

The Orbit Reader range is now very extensive and comprises the Orbit Reader 20, the Orbit Reader 20 Plus and the Orbit Reader 40. On Tuesday 30 May 2023, James Bowden, Braille Technical Officer at RNIB, talked us through what these products can do, how they work, and the differences between Orbit Readers and other ... Read more

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52:13

UEB Indicators: How to show capitals, bold, italics,...

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2023/05/22

“This new braille has so many extra dots!” This is something we hear a lot, and it’s often followed by the question, “What do they all mean?” This Masterclass will help to solve the mystery. James Bowden, Braille Technical Officer at RNIB, Chairman of the Braille Coding Group of the UK Association for Accessible Formats, ... Read more

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54:40

Programming for the Canute Console (Extra 56)

Braillecast Extra ·

2023/03/27

There was a lot to cram into the last of our computer science-themed classes. We started with a quick refresher about what we’ve covered so far before taking a deep dive into what it takes to write software and build hardware with a particular focus on the accessibility elements of the process.

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54:32

Six Dots to Success: What Braille Means to Me and...

Braillecast Extra ·

2023/03/20

The final recording from the recent Six Dots to Success conference held in collaboration with Sight and Sound Technology Ltd. This episode features:

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41:51

Six Dots to Success: Braille for Leisure (Extra 54)

Braillecast Extra ·

2023/03/13

The fourth of a series of recordings from the recent Six Dots to Success conference held in collaboration with Sight and Sound Technology Ltd. This episode features a recording of one of the breakout rooms.

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42:54

Six Dots to Success: Braille in Higher Education and...

Braillecast Extra ·

2023/03/06

The third of a series of recordings from the recent Six Dots to Success conference held in collaboration with Sight and Sound Technology Ltd. This episode features a recording of one of the breakout rooms.

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1:00:47

Meet Hable One: the Portable Bluetooth Controller for...

Braillecast Extra ·

2023/02/27

Hable One is a powerful, fun and exciting way for you to interact with your smartphone or tablet using braille. As well as being a fully functional braille keyboard, supporting both grades 1 and 2, it also serves as a wireless remote control for every aspect of your smartphone or tablet, from moving around the ... Read more

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38:51

Six Dots to Success: Braille at School (Extra 51)

Braillecast Extra ·

2023/02/20

The second of a series of recordings from the recent Six Dots to Success conference held in collaboration with Sight and Sound Technology Ltd. This episode features a recording of one of the breakout rooms.

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