Undergraduates Devise Inexpensive Hand-held Braille Writer

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Johns Hopkins undergraduates designed this low-cost Braille writer which is used to make up to six indentations in each cell of a Braille slate. Credit: Will KirkJHU
Johns Hopkins undergraduates designed this low-cost Braille writer, which is used to make up to six indentations in each cell of a Braille slate. Credit: Will Kirk/JHU

To help provide a low-cost communication tool for blind people, undergraduates at The Johns Hopkins University have invented a lightweight, portable Braille writing device that requires no electronic components.


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