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Braille and Me

An ode to the braille typewriter virtually unchanged in 70 years

An ode to the Perkins Brailler - the clunky, noisy braille typewriter that鈥檚 virtually unchanged 70 years after its invention and now sold in 200 countries worldwide. Reporter Emma Tracey posted on Facebook about needing a new one and Perkins owners around the world started telling her stories about their Brailler 鈥� some joyous, some poignant, others intriguing.

27 minutes

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Thu 27 Mar 2025 02:32GMT
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