Marburg Medium is the cornerstone of pharmaceutical Braille specification worldwide. Developed to deliver consistent tactile readability across languages, substrates and production methods, it defines the spatial geometry that makes compliant Braille … [Read more...]
Achieving Consistent Braille Legibility Across Packaging Substrates
Introduction: The challenge of maintaining consistency across diverse substrates Tactile legibility is the primary performance measure for compliant pharmaceutical Braille. Yet achieving consistent results across folding cartons, laminated labels, … [Read more...]
EU Accessibility Act 2025: What It Means for Braille on Medicinal Packaging
Introduction The European Accessibility Act (EAA) — Directive (EU) 2019/882 — applies across the EU from 28 June 2025. It harmonises accessibility requirements for a wide set of products and services in the internal market, driving a step-change … [Read more...]
Braille Letter Group Contractions should be used for German Pharmaceutical Braille
The standards generally recommend that braille on pharmaceutical packaging is represented in full (grade 1) braille. Meaning that no contractions are used. Contracted (Grade 2) Braille Contracted (grade 2) braille uses a contracted system of … [Read more...]
Impact Report on Braille Standard for Medicine Packaging
On 24th July the RNIB Centre for Accessible information published the results of a telephone survey of 165 braille readers in the UK. The survey found that the implementation of the European Directive and European Standard for braille on … [Read more...]