The Irish National Braille and Alternative Formats Authority (INBAF) is dedicated to promoting all aspects of alternative formats for individuals with sight loss in Ireland. Established in 2011, INBAF has successfully implemented the Unified English Braille (UEB) code in the
INBAF is delighted to celebrate World Braille Day this year, and there is lots happening. Our friends at Sight and Sound Technology, UKAAF and the Braillists foundation are all running online events throughout the day and there should be something
The International Council on English Braille (ICEB) will hold the mid-term meeting of its Executive Committee virtually from 5 to 9 June, 2022. Each day’s session will take place from 20:00 to 23:00 UTC. You can view the agenda or
INBAF is delighted to make the following Duxbury files available for download. The calendars give monthly overviews, including UK and Irish bank holidays and days of note. Please download the UEB calendar or download the UIB calendar Please feel free
Happy new year, and happy World Braille Day! The 4th January is Louis Braille’s 212th birthday and therefore INBAF would like to join the global braille community to celebrate World Braille Day 2022! Please check your local sight loss organisations’
To celebrate World Braille Day 2021, INBAF would like to invite Braille readers to take part in our First INBAF Braille Essay contest. The Theme for 2021 is: How will 2021 be different to 2020? • Writers can submit their
The ICEB General Assembly is nearly here! UKAAF and RNIB are delighted to be working with ICEB to host the 2020 ICEB General Assembly. It doesn’t look very much like the event we were planning this time last year but
The LEGO® Braille Bricks concept is a play-based methodology that teaches Braille to children who are blind or vision impaired. Newly launched, the toolkit comprises of LEGO bricks that have been adjusted to correspond to the Braille alphabet. Each LEGO
The International Council on English Braille (ICEB) will be holding its 7th General Assembly from Sunday 18th October 2020 through Thursday 22nd October 2020 (Monday 19th to Friday 23rd for Australia and New Zealand). This event was originally planned to
The Braillists is a grass-roots community group connecting Braille readers with Braille technology, developers and funders. While operating from the UK, they welcome participation from all over the world. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Braillists are running a
