Web without barriers

The Braillenet System is a revolutionary system that provides access to Internet for blind people.

It operates by utilizing the black key present on the computer key-board capable of commuting a text into the graphic screen of the Braille Code. The result is a page with pictures, written in simple HTML to allow a fast and easy access to Web, even to those who have an operating system.

This extraordinary system already tested with the aid of Mr. Claudio Caranna, a blind graduated phsisics, gives the opportunity to blind people to use Internet.

Professor Giuseppe Micali is the author of the system and the creator of the Braille code graphic screen. He is an executive of the Polyclinic of Messina -Italy and the webmaster of ASIS news, an online newspaper published by the Italian School Press Association (School personel Agency accredited by Ministry of Education, The Universities and reseash Bodies).

On August 10th 2004 RAI News, National Italian Television Channel 3 Puglia Region dedicated a special report on BRAILLENET SYSTEM (http://www.braillenet.it/rai).

The first of its kind, created and programmed by professor G. Micali: -the search engine (www.braillenet.it) and online newspaper ASIS news both exclusively devoted to bild people who have free use of the system.

Information, links, photographic content http://www.braillenet.it/infobraille - http://www.asis-onlus.it/infobraille - Review prints: http://www.braillenet.it/stampa.htm - http://www.asis-onlus.it/asisnews/23.htm
Are produced by the journalist Mario Calamia, editor of the ASIS news, fortnightly paper : http://www.asis-onlus.it/asisnews
e-mail: direttoreasisnews@braillenet.it