Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Teacher Jennifer Martinez works with Head Start students Arya, left, Baruc and Noah at the Blind Children's Center in Los Angeles.

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 ...

Yet the Braille writer that Olivia uses is small and has only a few keys, which she holds down in different combinations to create the Braille letters and signs that indicate capitalization or numbers ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Duval County Public Schools recently honored the legacy of Paul Kurtz, the first blind student to attend the district, by ...

Named the best program for visually impaired students in the state of Texas this year, the visual impairment program in the New Caney Independent School District aims to help youngsters from the ...

Aly Yuschak hopes to bring a touch of the holiday spirit to people who are blind and visually impaired by creating Braille greeting cards. The 10th-grade Clairview School student said she thinks it ...

Teacher Jennifer Martinez works with Head Start students Arya, left, Baruc and Noah at the Blind Children's Center in East Los Angeles. (Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times) In Saul Valdivia’s preschool ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Duval County Public Schools recently honored the legacy of Paul Kurtz, the first blind student to attend the district, by receiving a braille writer that once belonged to him.

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. In Saul Valdivia’s preschool classroom, a neon green light emanates from underneath the opaque surface of a wooden ...

Children who will learn braille start preparing with pre-braille. They may learn to track lines and identify shapes, become familiar with touching braille in books and work on finger strengthening ...

In Saul Valdivia’s preschool classroom, a neon green light emanates from underneath the opaque surface of a wooden table. An assortment of plastic bugs and wooden shapes lay scattered across its ...