Meanwhile, people's interest in Braille is still not high. Since the linguistic structure of Japanese language is different from English, Japanese Braille is relatively complex than that of in English, it is difficult to learn. To solve these problems, we have developed a system called NetBraille-J , which provides the environment that supports learning Japanese Braille. The users who are novice to Japanese Braille or casual observers can receive instructions in Japanese Braille and Braille writer. Introduction Information media for the blind people consists of Braille and speech.
Braille is the system for accessing literal information by touching raised dots.
By using Braille, blind people can read and write letters and access the information as sighted people can. They can also control the speed of reading, thus Braille is one of the most effective method to access literal information. In Japan, Braille books are handled by Braille libraries. Publishing in Braille format is expensive, so Braille publishers barely exist. In order to make their collection satisfactory, Braille libraries must make Braille books by themselves.