National Braille Week takes place from 12–18 October 2026, celebrating braille literacy and the important role braille continues to play in education, work and everyday independence.
Throughout October and into November, the HumanWare UK team will be visiting sight loss organisations across the country for informal, hands-on braille technology sessions.
Join us at a session near you to experience the latest HumanWare braille solutions, meet our team and ask your questions. Visitors attending in person can also enter a free prize draw to win a HumanWare braille device.
| Date & time | Organisation | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday 6 October, 1.00pm–3.00pm |
RNIB Scotland | 12–14 Hillside Crescent, Edinburgh EH7 5EA |
| Tuesday 20 October, 10.30am–12.30pm |
The Mitchell Library | North Street, Glasgow G3 7DN |
| Date & time | Organisation | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Monday 12 October, 2.00pm–4.00pm |
Braille IT | Clitheroe Library, Clitheroe BB7 2DG |
| Wednesday 14 October, 10.00am–12.00pm |
Walthew House | Stockport SK2 6QS |
| Thursday 15 October, 10.30am–12.30pm |
Bradbury Fields | Liverpool L14 2EP |
| Monday 19 October, 10.00am–12.00pm |
Guide Dogs Manchester | Gibfield Park Avenue, Manchester M46 0SU |
| Tuesday 20 October, 10.00am–12.00pm |
Galloways | Morecambe LA4 4AH |
| Date & time | Organisation | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday 12 November, 12.00pm–2.00pm |
Hartlepool Vision Support | 177 York Road, Hartlepool TS26 9EQ |
| Date & time | Organisation | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday 14 October, 10.30am–1.00pm |
Sight Support Derbyshire | Derby DE22 1BP |
| Wednesday 14 October, 2.00pm–4.00pm |
My Sight Nottinghamshire | 26–28 Heathcoat Street, Nottingham NG1 3AA |
| Friday 16 October, 9.30am–11.30am |
Coventry Vision Hub | Coventry CV5 6TH |
| Monday 19 October, 1.30pm–3.30pm |
NAB – Northamptonshire Association for the Blind | Northampton NN3 6LF |
| Tuesday 20 October, 10.00am–12.00pm |
Herefordshire Vision Links | Hereford HR4 9EP |
| Tuesday 20 October, 1.30pm–3.30pm |
Sensory Matters Worcestershire | Worcester WR1 1LH |
| Date & time | Organisation | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday 15 October, 9.30am–11.30am |
Vision Norfolk | Norwich NR3 3DZ |
| Thursday 15 October, 1.30pm–3.30pm |
Suffolk Sight | Ipswich IP1 3BE |
| Date & time | Organisation | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday 8 October, 1.30pm–3.30pm |
BASIS Essex | Essex SS16 5BP |
| Wednesday 14 October, 9.30am–11.30am | Sight Support Worthing | Worthing BN11 3JT |
| Wednesday 14 October, 2.00pm–4.00pm |
Croydon Vision | Croydon CR0 2AR |
| Friday 16 October, 10.30am–12.00pm |
Dagenham & Redbridge Adult Group | Location to be confirmed |
| Friday 16 October, 1.30pm–3.30pm |
Bucks Vision | Aylesbury HP19 9HH |
| Monday 19 October, 10.00am–12.00pm |
My Vision Oxfordshire | Oxford OX1 4XL |
| Monday 19 October, 10.00am–12.00pm |
RNIB | Grimaldi Building, Pentonville Road, London N1 9JE |
| Tuesday 20 October, 10.00am–12.00pm | Sight for Surrey | Epsom KT19 8AG |
| Tuesday 20 October, 2.30pm–4.30pm |
Portsmouth Adult Group | Portsmouth PO1 2DX |
| Date & time | Organisation | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday 15 October, 2.00pm–4.00pm |
Somerset Sight | Taunton TA1 1DG |
| Wednesday 21 October, 1.30pm–3.30pm |
Sensory Solutions | Plymouth PL3 5QL |
| Date & time | Organisation | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Monday 19 October, 10.00am–12.00pm |
Sight Cymru | Pontypool NP4 6JH |
| Monday 19 October, 2.00pm–4.00pm |
Sight Life | Cardiff CF10 1BR |
Technology continues to transform how we access information, but braille remains an essential literacy tool for many people who are blind or partially sighted.
Braille provides direct access to spelling, punctuation, grammar and document structure, while supporting privacy and independence at school, at work and in everyday life.
And braille continues to evolve. Today’s electronic braille displays and braille-first devices connect tactile literacy with digital content, communication, education and professional applications.
That is what our National Braille Week sessions are all about: bringing the technology to local communities and giving people the opportunity to experience it first-hand.
Find your nearest session above and come meet the HumanWare team.
