A symphony of metal keys clicking and chiming echoes through the nearly empty classroom. As each key clatters, a corresponding hole punches through the thick, waxy paper, leaving a slight indentation ...
Like 6-year-olds around the world, Madison Logan is learning to read and write. Unlike most children, however, the Quincy girl has vision problems severe enough to make her legally blind. But that is ...
DECATUR - Can a typewriter teach? That depends on the user. Fred Connor, 56, has been taking his typewriter to the Children's Museum of Illinois since 1994, and it's unlike anything most of the ...
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Personal electronics are changing life for people with visual impairments. Talking computers and iPhone apps can be a big help, but as Colorado Public Radio’s Megan Verlee found when she visited the ...
The room was shaking. Ten children were hammering away on their Braille typewriters and seeking glory. The National Braille Challenge Invitational was held Saturday at the Braille Institute of America ...