{"375861":{"#nid":"375861","#data":{"type":"external_news","title":"Good Vibrations Bring Braille into the 21st Century","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EEven in a world of digital devices, braille continues to be a vital part of life for blind people. For nearly 200 years, this versatile writing system has allowed them to\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca id=\u0022itxthook0\u0022 class=\u0022itxtnewhook itxthookactive\u0022 href=\u0022http:\/\/www.livescience.com\/46028-good-vibrations-bring-braille-into-the-21st-century.html#\u0022 rel=\u0022nofollow\u0022\u003Elearn\u003C\/a\u003E, work and live in a more independent way.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022itxthook1\u0022 class=\u0022itxtnewhook itxthook\u0022 href=\u0022http:\/\/www.livescience.com\/46028-good-vibrations-bring-braille-into-the-21st-century.html#\u0022 rel=\u0022nofollow\u0022\u003ETechnology\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;undoubtedly has a role to play in enabling blind people to live independent lives. The news that the world\u2019s first\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/technology-27437770\u0022\u003Ebraille mobile phone\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;has gone on sale is a step in the right direction but it is also clear that more people need to learn braille in the first place.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"28008","created_gmt":"2015-02-09 18:26:10","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 02:23:52","author":"Bobby Macedonia","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","publication":"nicholas platt","field_article_url":"","publication_url":"http:\/\/www.livescience.com\/46028-good-vibrations-bring-braille-into-the-21st-century.html","dateline":{"date":"2014-06-01T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2014-06-01T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"69599","name":"IPaT"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}