After an enjoyable interview with Deputy Editor Joshua Howgego of SciDevNet, he wrote a very nice piece about the Braille machine, as well as the general need for devices like this.

It’s great people are focusing on the needs of India in particular, since the combination of large blind population (about 15 million, the largest group anywhere in the world) and low income means a huge population not able to attain a decent lifestyle because of disabilities. Let’s hope there is more attention in the future on this issue…