Crafting Braille: The Making of Tactile Books
This short film takes you behind the scenes of creating Braille books, where every dot tells a story. From transforming text into Braille to embossing pages and binding books, each step shows the care and skill involved.
Meet the dedicated people—transcribers, embossers, and advocates—who make sure visually impaired individuals can enjoy literature and gain knowledge. Braille books empower and enrich the lives of readers who experience the world through their fingertips.
To print a book in Braille, first the printed book needs to be scanned so that a digital copy is available on a computer.
The text of the book is then converted into Braille text.
The soft-copy of the book is then edited.
It further goes through the process of proof-readng, to be ready to be printed.
After the printing, the Braille sheets need to be cut and sheets are seperated and then it goes through the process of binding.
The braille book is now ready and is given to the children to read and study.
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accessibility, assistive technology, binding process, blind students, book scanning, braille printing, braille text, digital conversion, disability services, educational resources, inclusive education, literacy access, print disability, printing process, proofreading, reading materials, sheet cutting, special education, text editing, Visual Impairment
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