Podcast: has assistive technology replaced braille?

As part of National braille week in October,  we had a panel talking about braille in the modern age. In the latest episode of The Blind Spot podcast, we discuss if the rise of assistive technology means that some people no longer use braille at all.

Host Penny Wilkinson, Head of Communications at TPT  is joined by Matthew Johnson, a lawyer, linguist, and musician.

 

Listen to the podcast below

 

You can find the transcript for the podcast here.

Podcast: Teams and Zoom goes head-to-head

In the latest episode of The Blind Spot, host Alex Henderson welcomes TPT's Darren Paskell and Kevin Satizabal to battle it out on which video conferencing platform is the best: Zoom vs Teams.

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Podcast: Does braille have a place in the modern world?

How relevant is braille in the modern world? TPT's Darren Paskell hosts this episode of the Blind Spot podcast to explore this question, along with a guest pane including Dave Williams, Musama Ali and Megan Paul. Listen now.

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Exploring the perspectives on learning and using braille

To celebrate World Braille Day, we examine the use of braille today comparing the perspectives of people who actively use braille now and those who do not, as well as those who want to learn it now and those who perhaps wish they had done so earlier in life.

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Learning braille later in life

In this episode of the Blind Spot podcast for National Braille Week, TPT's Technology Manager speaks to braille teach Norma Williams about learning braille in later life. 

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