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James Swail c. 1969 with punch-card readerJames Swail demonstrating one of the first models of his punch-card reader (c.1969)
James Swail et son lecteur à opération manuelle pour les…
A 1969 article from the NRC publication Science / Dimension pertaining to Swail and his development of a manually operated reader for punched cards to…
Interview with Richard Marsolais, CNIB, Ottawa Office (25 January 2016)This interview is with Richard Marsolais, a long-time employee with the Canadian National Institute for the Blind. Conducted at CNIB's Ottawa office…
An interview with Leona Emberson, an employee with the Canadian Institute for the Blind (CNIB) at their Ottawa office. She reflects on her own…
An interview with Robert Bender, a long-time employee of the CNIB at their Ottawa office, conducted on 25 January 2016. He reflects on his experiences…
Hall braille-writer, CSTM artifact no. 1987.0262.001
Slate & stylus, Canadian Printing for the Blind Fonds, CSTM archives, Ottawa, ON, CanadaSlate & stylus (c.1980) collected by Ernst Hamm for the Canadian Science and Technology Museum in 1986.
Picht braille-writer (c.1900), CSTM artifact no. 1987.0263.001Picht braille-writer c.1900, first developed by Oscar Picht, director of the Provincial School for the Blind in Bromberg, Germany, and later director…
Blista brailler, CSTM artifact no. 1987.0267.001Blista brailler, first developed in Germany like the Picht brailler.
Anderson & Sorenson brailler, CSTM artifact no. 1987.0260.001Anderson & Sorenson braille-writer produced in Coppenhagen, Denmark