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Episode Synopsis
The Third Tactile Reading and Graphics Conference took place at the Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, from Monday 2 to Wednesday 4 June 2025. The event brought together over 400 participants from around the world to discuss braille, tactile graphics and much more.
The host organisations were Bartiméus, Koninklijke/Royal Dutch Visio and Dedicon.
In a special event on Tuesday 17 June 2025, we brought together an eclectic panel of attendees to relive the Conference and share their key takeaways.
Jesse Wienholts, one of the conference "Sidekicks", from Sensotec, makers of the Tactinom
Judy Dixon, President of the International Council on English Braille (ICEB)
Chantelle Griffiths, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of the Tactile and Technology Literacy Centre
The conference app was provided by Yellenge.
Live audio description was provided by Condatsine.
The conference was opened by Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands, founder of Stichting Lezen & Schrijven.
Other noteable mentions
UV printed hand frame from Deutscher Blinden- und Sehbehindertenverband e.V. (DBSV)
Churchill Fellowship NZ
Eindhoven University of Technology research on tactile illusions
Braillo and Zychem
Index Braille
Braille Doodle from the Touch Pad Pro Foundation, sold in the UK by Sight and Sound Technology and trialled at New College Worcester
Monarch and TactileView from HumanWare
The Monarch was shown with JAWS from Vispero
Dot Pad X from Dot Inc.
Braille On Display by Jackie Brown (STRIVE Ability)
Keynote from Jonathan Mosen, Executive Director, Accessibility Excellence at the National Federation of the Blind (NFB)
200 Years of Braille Celebration from Living Braille from the Braille Working Group of the European Blind Union
Amsterdam750
Eurovision Song Contest
The host organisations were Bartiméus, Koninklijke/Royal Dutch Visio and Dedicon.
In a special event on Tuesday 17 June 2025, we brought together an eclectic panel of attendees to relive the Conference and share their key takeaways.
Jesse Wienholts, one of the conference "Sidekicks", from Sensotec, makers of the Tactinom
Judy Dixon, President of the International Council on English Braille (ICEB)
Chantelle Griffiths, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of the Tactile and Technology Literacy Centre
The conference app was provided by Yellenge.
Live audio description was provided by Condatsine.
The conference was opened by Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands, founder of Stichting Lezen & Schrijven.
Other noteable mentions
UV printed hand frame from Deutscher Blinden- und Sehbehindertenverband e.V. (DBSV)
Churchill Fellowship NZ
Eindhoven University of Technology research on tactile illusions
Braillo and Zychem
Index Braille
Braille Doodle from the Touch Pad Pro Foundation, sold in the UK by Sight and Sound Technology and trialled at New College Worcester
Monarch and TactileView from HumanWare
The Monarch was shown with JAWS from Vispero
Dot Pad X from Dot Inc.
Braille On Display by Jackie Brown (STRIVE Ability)
Keynote from Jonathan Mosen, Executive Director, Accessibility Excellence at the National Federation of the Blind (NFB)
200 Years of Braille Celebration from Living Braille from the Braille Working Group of the European Blind Union
Amsterdam750
Eurovision Song Contest
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