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Gifts for someone who is blind or learning braille

The best gift depends on whether the person already reads braille, is learning it or does not use it. These are the braille pieces we make, sorted by who receives them, and what is worth checking before buying any braille gift.

Updated on September 27, 2026

The short answer: if they are learning, the Braille Room Kit; if they already read braille, a plate with their name or with any text you like; and for the family who wants to learn along, the alphabet as a free PDF.

Before giving it, find out whether they read braille

Not everyone who is blind reads braille, and someone who lost their sight recently may be just starting. If you do not know, ask someone close to them: a braille gift for someone who does not read it stays in a drawer, and one for someone who is learning gets used every day.

If they are learning braille

Braille Room Kit (COP 89,000): 16 plates to label the table, the door, the window and other things around the house, each word in braille in Spanish, Chinese and English. That way they practice words right where they use them.

If they already read braille

A plate with their name, or with any text you like, in one or two lines: for their bedroom door, their desk or a gift box. Each plate costs COP 6,000, with a minimum order of COP 25,000.
The same Braille Room Kit helps label things around the house, especially if they live with people who do not read braille.

For the family who wants to learn along

At blindinismo.com/aprender there is a page to explore the braille cell letter by letter and an alphabet PDF, free, to print (both in Spanish). On paper the dots are not raised: it is for the sighted person helping, not for reading by touch.

What to check in a braille gift

That it is Spanish braille. Many alphabet boards sold online are English braille: they have no ñ and no accented vowels.
That the dots have the right size. The Spanish Braille Commission sets the size and spacing of the dots so the finger reads them well; the blindinismo plates and ours use dots 1.5 mm across and 0.5 mm high, 2.5 mm apart.
That it stands daily use. Our pieces are printed in ASA, a plastic that withstands sun and heat, and they can be wiped with a damp cloth.

Every piece, with its page and price, is in the shop, and the gift guide sorts them by budget.

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