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EPISODE · Oct 10, 2025 · 42 MIN

How JAWS Went Multiline and Playful Learning with Lego

from Raising the Dots

Going behind the recent introduction of multiline braille support in the popular JAWS for Windows Screen Reader, this month we hear from Joe Stephen, a blind software engineer with Vispero, on the new Wrapped and Cropped modes and why they’re a breakthrough for tables, spreadsheets, coding, and even braille music. Playful learning & research: Prof. John Ravenscroft from the University of Edinburgh, Scottish Sensory Centre and ICEVI Europe speaks with us from the Tactile Literacy Conference about his work with LEGO Foundation and LEGO Braille Bricks, highlighting the global push for braille and tactile literacy. Key links Dot Inc. | Tactile Braille Displays and Breaking Barriers with Technology What's New in JAWS 2025 Screen Reading Software ICEVI – The International Council for Education of People with Visual Impairment LEGO Braille Bricks You can contact us at: [email protected]

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Going behind the recent introduction of multiline braille support in the popular JAWS for Windows Screen Reader, this month we hear from Joe Stephen, a blind software engineer with Vispero, on the new Wrapped and Cropped modes and why they’re a...

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