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The Dots of Braille Music Transcription

Posted on January 3, 2024 - 10:34 am by
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Daniel Gillen is a Library of Congress Certified Proofreader in Unified English Braille. He works as a Braille Music Specialist at The Filomen M. D’Agostino Greenberg Music School, FMDG, in New York City.  Daniel began learning braille music from FMDG when he was five. There, he participated in their choir and learned to play the […]

Literacy and Braille

A Perkin's Braille Writer on a bookshelf in a library.

Braille is a tactile system representing the written word, serving as an alternative to print for those with blindness or low vision. It’s not a language, but a code. This system represents the alphabet and words in languages like English. For braille users, it offers independent literacy. They can read and write unassisted. The braille […]

All About Braille

Person reading braille

Braille is a tactile reading system invented in France in the mid-1800s and named for its inventor, Louis Braille. Braille enables children who cannot read print to become literate and helps adults who lose the ability to read due to blindness or low vision to continue enjoying books, newspapers, and magazines. The braille alphabet is […]

The Federal Quota Program

Various braille technology devices on a purple table.

What is the Federal Quota Program?  In 1879, Congress enacted the Federal Act to Promote the Education of the Blind to provide specialized educational materials to students who are blind or low vision and is referred to as “The Federal Quota Program.”  Why is it important?  Students who are blind or low vision deserve the […]

TeenTober: Cultivating a Fondness for Reading

A bookshelf with an assortment of books such as Heidi, The Green Ember, Macbeth, The Giver, Brown Girl Dreaming, and 100 Cupboards.

Editor’s note: TeenTober™ is a new, nationwide celebration hosted by libraries every October and aims to celebrate teens, promote year-round teen services and the innovative ways teen services helps teens learn new skills, and fuel their passions in and outside the library. Today we look at inspiring your teen who is blind or low vision […]