Braille Radio

Braille Radio Reports

• International Telecommunications Union supports Captioned Radio by pushing ITU standards recommendation ITU-R BS 1894.
  May 2011 – The ITU announced that balloting had been completed by the 192 member countries and that Captioned Radio, a standard that has been in the making for over two years was successfully adopted as a consensus recommendation.  The document strongly encourages all of the internationally recognized digital radio systems to add Captioned Radio transmissions and for consumer electronics manufacturers to build products for the new service. 
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• Increasing Braille Radio Reading Speed for Deaf-Blind Consumers
  May 28, 2011 – In 2010, a study was conducted with 30 blind and deaf-blind consumers to identify average reading speeds, and to measure if there are ways to increase reading speeds. NPR Labs implemented two techniques to try and increase reading rate while maintaining memory – telegraphic text and scaffolding.
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