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The Braille Institute of America (BIA) is a nonprofit organization with headquarters in Los Angeles providing programs, seminars and one-on-one instruction for the visually impaired community in Southern California. Funded almost entirely by private donations, all of the institute's services are provided completely free of charge.
Atkinson holding two Braille books in Los Angeles, Calif., 1929. J. Robert Atkinson (November 29, 1887 – February 1, 1964) was the founder of the Universal Braille Press in 1919 in Los Angeles, later known as the Braille Institute of America, and published the first Braille edition of the King James Version of the Bible, among other books.
The Braille Authority of North America (BANA) is the standardizing body of English Braille orthography in the United States and Canada. It consists of a number of member organizations, such as the Braille Institute of America , the National Braille Association , and the Canadian National Institute for the Blind .
The Braille Institute Los Angeles debuts its new Library for the Blind and Visually Impaired on April 26. We get a first look at its L.A. cityscape sensory wall and mural.
Jun. 24—The Braille Institute announced its 50 finalists for the 2021 Braille Challenge Finals competition, one of which is Owensboro resident and student Carmynn Blakeley. The Braille Challenge ...
The Braille Challenge started locally in 2000 sponsored by Braille Institute to help encourage and promote students’ braille skills. [3] In 2003 Braille Institute began partnering with other organizations and formed an advisory committee in order to make the Braille Challenge accessible to all kids across the United States and Canada.
Hadley Institute for the Blind and Visually Impaired is the largest educator of braille as well as the largest worldwide provider of distance education for people who are blind or visually impaired. Braille literacy has been a priority for Hadley since its founding in 1920, and to this day, braille courses are still the most popular.
The Braille Institute named the finished product after the institute's founder, J. Robert Atkinson, [5] and released it on its website through a custom license; [6] in 2021, they made it available through Google Fonts under the SIL Open Font License. [7] [8] In 2019, Atkinson Hyperlegible won Fast Company 's Innovation by Design Award for ...