Sharriitt Christmas Letter 2023

  A year ago in March  I shared with you my excitement about some amazing news coming out of Purdue about a huge figure making history. Of course, you remember the engineer, Dave Schleppenbach, the CEO of Tactile Engineering . He is the one that headed up the team that created a new dynamic braille display called The Cadence. From the company’s website:  The revolutionary Cadence tablet is the first tactile device able to display tactile graphics that move and change beneath your fingers. Experience a whole new way to access dynamic content and multi-line braille, including pop-up highlights and labels, graphs that update in real time, live camera feeds, and fast-paced entertainment apps. This device will bring so many opportunities for braille readers to experience STEM activities with more agency and independence. As a teacher for the blind, especially interested in assistive technology, and with a background in science education this device is like a blocked shot ag...

A year ago in March  I shared with you my excitement about some amazing news coming out of Purdue about a huge figure making history. Of course, you remember the engineer, Dave Schleppenbach, the CEO of Tactile Engineering . He is the one that headed up the team that created a new dynamic braille display called The Cadence. From the company’s website:  The revolutionary Cadence tablet is the first tactile device able to display tactile graphics that move and change beneath your fingers. Experience a whole new way to access dynamic content and multi-line braille, including pop-up highlights and labels, graphs that update in real time, live camera feeds, and fast-paced entertainment apps. This device will bring so many opportunities for braille readers to experience STEM activities with more agency and independence. As a teacher for the blind, especially interested in assistive technology, and with a background in science education this device is like a blocked shot against t...