The week before Christmas is Santa’s busiest time of year. And as he prepares to circle the globe on his annual gift-giving trip, he relies on some trusty helpers. One of Santa’s special helpers is ...

Two hundred years ago, the son of a saddler from a rural French village devised a groundbreaking tactile writing method of raised dots for blind people at the mere age of 15. Changing attitudes before ...

PITTSBURGH--An innovative device developed by Carnegie Mellon University's TechBridgeWorld research group to help visually impaired students learn how to write Braille using a slate and stylus is the ...

Reading and writing are huge parts of everyday life. It’s easy to read things without even being aware you’re reading them. Those with severe visual impairment or blindness, though, may not be able to ...