First online Braille messages created by Yomego
03.01.08
The first online Braille writing application which allows people to send 'secret' messages has been created by social media company Yomego to support Royal Blind's National Braille Week (Jan 4-10, 2008).
Visitors to www.nationalbrailleweek.org (officially live on 1st January 2008) will be able to send an e-card with their messages rendered into a Braille image using the Yomego entertainment platform. The recipients will then follow a link back to the Royal Blind site to decode the message.
As part of an extensive programme of interactive upgrades and improvements to Royal Blind's site in preparation for National Braille Week, the new application is intended to help unlock the mystery of Braille and highlight its importance to the country's blind and partially sighted community. It also marks the beginning of a campaign by the national charity that will develop over the next year, to support the 200th anniversary of the birth of Louis Braille.
Helen Forrest for Royal Blind, said:
"The ability to read and write in Braille is the single most important gateway to opportunity for the UK's blind or partially sighted. This simple six-dot cell created by Louis Braille is used all over the world but outside our community there is little knowledge or understanding about its use. Creating the secret message application is a great way to raise awareness, which we hope will inspire interest and support for the organisation."
Kristen Bennie for Yomego said:
"Working with Royal Blind really brings into focus how online promotion and interactive devices can be made to work for specialised organisations to raise awareness. At the end of the day, the Royal Blind needs to find new supporters and encourage funding and we hope that this will at least draw attention to their work."
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