As part of our mission to find new and exciting applications for our Canute Console, we are developing a tactile cricket pitch. Alongside our tactile football match program, this will facilitate new ways for sports matches to be accessible. We… Read More »Bristol Braille Technology Working on Tactile Cricket Pitch
By Yanan Yu In this article, BBT researcher Yanan Yu reflects upon her perspective on literacy and technological advancements for the blind and visually impaired community. For blind and visually impaired individuals, literacy is more than just the ability to… Read More »Literacy for the Visually Impaired Community: Embracing Technological Advancements
By Yanan Yu In this article, BBT researcher Yanan Yu shares her thoughts on the role of Braille in education, and how it has evolved. Braille has played a vital role in enabling individuals with visual impairments to access education… Read More »The Evolution of Braille in Education
We are thrilled to be shortlisted for an award with Marsh Commercial in the ‘Problem Solving’ category. Although we were pipped to the post by the winners, we are very grateful for the community’s support and to everyone to cast… Read More »Bristol Braille Technology Earns Award Nomination and Canute Console Tour Continues
We are delighted to announce that we have been awarded funding by The Prospectory as part of their ‘I’ve got an idea’ fund. This funding will go towards our ongoing work in enabling tactualisation of digital games so they are… Read More »Bristol Braille Technology receives Idea Fund Award from The Prospectory
At Bristol Braille Technology (BBT), we appreciate the powerful connections between independence, literacy, and access to technology. Our innovative products, the Canute 360 and the Canute Console, serve as excellent gifts which open doors to new opportunities and experiences. The… Read More »Celebrate Independence, Literacy, and Technology with the Perfect Gift – A Canute 360 or Canute Console
Braille is set to influence a whole new domain – video gaming. Bristol Braille Technology recently put a prototype Braille Games Console to the test in a unique Braille Arcade, aimed at bringing tactile gaming experiences to the visually impaired… Read More »The Advent of Braille Video Gaming: Bristol Braille Technology Introduces Prototype
We have a big announcement to make… After four months of touring the prototypes, we are very excited to announce the release of our new product: The Canute Console PLEASE NOTE – Expected July or August (due to high pre-order… Read More »Pre-orders open for the Canute Console
We had the pleasure of heading up to Peterborough in January as part of the Canute Console tour. We teamed up with the brilliant charity Deaf Blind UK for a Canute 360 training session and introduced the Console to a… Read More »Peterborough Meet
In the first week of January, we were delighted to have a young Braillist called Theo Johnson spend the afternoon with us to trial the Console at our workshop in Bristol and took the Console home with him. Theo is… Read More »A Visit From A Young Braillist
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