Braille is literacy: Rice researchers are reshaping the science of reading
June 26, 2026
June 26, 2026
HOUSTON, Texas, June 26 -- Rice University posted the following news release:
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Braille is literacy: Rice researchers are reshaping the science of reading
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For many people, braille is something they encounter only on elevator buttons or public signs. Others assume advances in audiobooks and screen readers have largely replaced the need for braille.
Rice University researchers Simon Fischer-Baum and Robert Englebretson say tho . . .
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Braille is literacy: Rice researchers are reshaping the science of reading
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For many people, braille is something they encounter only on elevator buttons or public signs. Others assume advances in audiobooks and screen readers have largely replaced the need for braille.
Rice University researchers Simon Fischer-Baum and Robert Englebretson say tho . . .