Nice!

Now blind people have access to mobile technology too – and it’s about time.

Seriously.

We’ve been 3D printing entire homes for years, but braille phones are only on sale to the public NOW?

It’s happy days for the blind community, nevertheless. They get to have cell phones and experience what the rest of the Planet has been enjoying for 20 years.

Mazel Tov.

OwnFone is the company who is releasing these phones on the market.

Here’s the low-down:

Previously, OwnFone users could only include “word buttons” (featuring contacts’ names) or “image buttons” (featuring contacts’ photos) as part of their keyboard. The Braille option is new to both OwnFone and mobile phones in general: While other companies have designed Braille phones before, OwnFone claims its device is the first one to go on sale, the BBC reported.As of last week, users can add two or four Braille buttons that are pre-programmed to call family and friends. There is also the option of including a emergency-services button, which must be pressed three times to go through. [Mashable]

What a wonderful idea and asset to the blind community.

[SOURCE: Mashable]