Braille

• Saskatchewan 10-year-old headed to Braille Challenge Finals in Los Angeles

  Isaiah Gauthier recently won first place in the Regional Braille Challenge where he used his Perkins Brailler and was tested during timed skills challenges.

  Canada

  May 23
  
• Wascana Pool in Regina reopens to the public with new features

  The new and improved Wascana Pool opens to the public June 8, with exciting new features including waterslides, a hot tub, a spray pad and many accessible amenities.

  Canada

  May 30, 2023
  
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• Edmonton police add braille to warrant cards to more easily identify officers

  Starting this week, stickers with the word "police" printed in braille will be distributed to Edmonton police officers to add to their official identification.

  Canada

  Aug 4, 2021
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• La Ronge, Sask., teen becomes first Youth Writing Experience participant with sight loss

  Karis Oscienny started writing when she was nine and has since developed a passion for story telling with her first book already in the works.

  Canada

  Aug 10, 2020
• 12-year-old Edmontonian competes as finalist in Braille Challenge

  Writing a big test is always a little stressful, but one young man is taking it all in stride.

  Features

  Jul 9, 2020
• Coronavirus: Albertans who are blind, visually impaired adjust to limited touch restrictions

  Albertans who are blind and partially sighted are adjusting to limited touch due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

  Health

  Apr 6, 2020
• Blind man fails citizenship test because he wasn’t given braille reading portion

  Lucio Delgado, a blind man, failed because he was "unable to read a sentence in the English language."

  Trending

  Mar 3, 2020
• Donation helps support visually impaired students in Saskatchewan

  The Saskatchewan Alternate Format Materials Library received a $12,000 grant to buy more braille books.

  Canada

  Oct 18, 2019
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• 10-year-old Calgary girl competes at international braille challenge: ‘A great opportunity’

  A young Calgarian is competing against other blind students in Los Angeles at the 2019 North American Braille Challenge.

  Education

  Jun 21, 2019
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• Braille on map at new Toronto park ‘not accessible’

  Walking into newly developed Trillium Park, visitors will be greeted by a map highlighting the trail's attractions in both writing and braille for people who are visually impaired.

  Canada

  Jul 5, 2017