In East Africa Braille printing has been a challenge for many schools due to common obstacles seen around the world; the Braille printers and the Braille paper.
"Unfortunately most braille printers are expensive, have poor dot quality and manufactures have no proper support or training for the embossers. Plus, in East Africa, the term "Braille paper" means a special kind of paper in which is very expensive and not easily come by and must be specially ordered," states Dominic Kiamba from
Braille Press Uganda. Fortunately enough, Dominic has a solution to overcome these obstacles;
Index Braille embossers.
Dominic has been introducing East Africa to Index Braille's modern braille printing techniques for years. At the TechShare Africa conference this past fall, Perkins School for the Blind titled the BrailleBox as one of the "
Game changing innovations" at the conference. BraillBox was recognized by Perkins for offering quick and easy professional-quality Braille printing.
In an interview with Dominic he had said, "BrailleBox is perfect for libraries and schools, other braille printers rely on fan-folded paper which was once widely used back in the days of dot matrix printers, but is now difficult for consumers to purchase.
But the BrailleBox uses cut-sheet paper which is readily available on the market. "
Dominic has believed in cut-sheet paper methods for Braille printing since the release of the BrailleBox in 2011. He says, "Index Braille Printers have revolutionized braille printing, thus 'BRAILLE PRINTING MADE EASY.'
In East Africa the solution has been easy and the response has been positive:
- Index printers lead the pack in quality and value for the money, are easy-to-use, and wow the real braille dots they stand out!
- The support team is always waiting to assist and for free.
- The initial hype about Braille paper is just a myth, Index cut-sheet fed Braille embossers Everest-D and BrailleBox are always ready to produce quality Braille with ordinary paper from the local store.
Thanks to Index Braille embossers, schools throughout East Africa are able to provide Braille to blind and visually impaired students. Photoed below is a student reading a Braille document in Uganda.
