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What Braillito is
Braillito is an educational app for learning to read and write braille. It teaches through 63 progressive lessons and 16 mini-games, in 38 languages. It is designed so that blind, low-vision and sighted people learn in the same tool, with no separate modes. It works in the browser and on iOS and Android.
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Braillito is an app for learning braille, with 63 lessons and 16 mini-games in 38 languages, designed for blind and sighted people alike.
Braillito teaches people to read and write braille through 63 progressive lessons and 16 mini-games, in 38 languages, each with its real braille code rather than a translation from Spanish. It works with the VoiceOver and TalkBack screen readers and is designed so that a blind person and a sighted person can learn in the same tool. It won first place in the 2026 Good Practices in Universal Accessibility Competition run by Peru’s Ministry of Housing.
Braillito is a Peruvian educational app that teaches people to read and write braille. Its course is 63 lessons across 8 themed worlds, from the first letter to arithmetic, reinforced with 16 mini-games. It covers 38 languages, and in each one it uses the braille code actually in use: Japanese encodes kana, Korean encodes the jamo of hangul, Arabic writes short vowels in their own cells and English uses Unified English Braille. The app works with VoiceOver on iOS and TalkBack on Android, offers a high-contrast mode and uses the Atkinson Hyperlegible typeface, designed by the Braille Institute for low-vision readers. It is available in the browser, on the App Store and on Google Play, and in 2026 it won first place in the Technological Innovation in Products category of the Good Practices in Universal Accessibility Competition, run by Peru’s Ministry of Housing, Construction and Sanitation.
Product figures
| Lessons | 63 |
|---|---|
| Themed worlds | 8 |
| Mini-games | 16 |
| Languages | 38 |
| Platforms | Web (PWA), iOS, Android |
| Screen readers | VoiceOver (iOS), TalkBack (Android) |
| Typeface | Atkinson Hyperlegible, designed by the Braille Institute for low-vision readers |
| Business model | Paid from the start. Each store sets the price and plans by country, shown on the listing before you confirm. The website tools — translator, alphabet and printable PDF — are free and need no account |
| Country | Peru |
| Sustainable Development Goals | 4 and 10 |
| Store | Identifier | Link |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 6761394573 | apps.apple.com |
| Google Play | com.braillito.mobile | play.google.com |
The award
| Winner | Braillito ® |
|---|---|
| Distinction | First place |
| Category | Technological Innovation in Products |
| Awarded by | Multisectoral Commission of the National Accessibility Plan, Ministry of Housing, Construction and Sanitation of Peru |
| Place and date | Lima, August 14, 2026 |
Ministry of Housing, Construction and Sanitation news release on gob.pe (in Spanish)
Team
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Carlos Acosta | Founder |
| Daniel Rodríguez | Founder |
| Jaime Acosta | Founder |
About braille, for context
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Braille is a tactile reading and writing system that represents letters, numbers and signs with combinations of up to six raised dots in a cell of two columns by three rows. Louis Braille created it in France around 1824, when he was fifteen. The dots are numbered 1, 2 and 3 from top to bottom in the left column, and 4, 5 and 6 in the right. The 64 possible combinations of that cell, including the blank cell, are enough to represent any alphabet.
Braille is not universal. Each language has its own code: Japanese encodes kana syllables instead of letters, Korean breaks hangul into jamo, Arabic writes short vowels in their own cells and English uses the contractions of Unified English Braille. Treating “the braille alphabet” as a single system is the most common mistake in writing about it.
World Braille Day is January 4, the anniversary of Louis Braille’s birth.
You can look up the full English braille alphabet and try the braille translator, both free and without an account.
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See it for yourself
Braillito on iPhone and Android
Braillito teaches braille from scratch, with 63 lessons and 16 mini-games in 38 languages, English included.
Works with VoiceOver and TalkBack