“Inventing Japanese Braille”

Did you know that January 4th is World Braille Day? Learn more about Braille, the reading and writing system for blind people and people with visual impairment, and the story of Braille in Japan in this article by our History Department’s Dr. Wayne Tan! https://www.historyworkshop.org.uk/disability-history/inventing-japanese-braille/

Dr. Wayne Tan, Associate Professor of History, Receives Two Book Awards

Hope College Public Affairs and Marketing. (2023, October 25). Book On Blindness in Early Modern Japan Receives Two Awards  [Press release]. The book “Blind in Early Modern Japan: Disability, Medicine, and Identity” by Dr. Wei Yu Wayne Tan of the Hope College history faculty has received two awards for excellence from professional associations. The book, published …