As part of our trip to the foundations and organizations for support of blind and deafblind people in the United States and Canada, we had a meeting with representatives of the Helen Keller National Center in New York. The participants in this remarkable meeting were Deborah Harlin (Director of Information Research and Professional Development), Kathy Anello (Coordinator of the Interpreting Department) and Laura Rocchio (Director of Direct Services). The event was held in a very warm and friendly atmosphere. The result of the meeting was a great interest in the "Braille Glove" device, and this summer we plan to conduct a large test with the participation of deafblind people at the base of the Heller Keller center.

We continue to share the news about our trip to Japan. It is worth saying that the trip was organized with the support of the Government of Japan, and when on arrival we were surrounded by care and attention not only by the organizers, but also by the Mayor of Fukuoka, Soichiro Takashima. He did not miss a single day of the event and was very friendly and open-minded in his communication.

On February 28 we made a presentation in Fira Montjuïc on the Pitching sessions Digital Health & Wellness Summit 2018 under the 4YFN Mobile World Congress. We have presented to an audience our device — the first and the only device in the world to replace hearing and voice to deaf-blind people — the Braille Glove. And, we even succeeded in conducting a little experiment to show to the audience what it is to be a deaf-blind and we also showed the Glove in operation.

After our presentation, each of the investors expressed his opinion and asked his questions. Among all of the comments, we got words of support and interest in the device. It was a great pleasure to be thanked for our work and to hear «Wow!» from Bleddyn Rees from the European Connected Health Alliance.

Recently we were lucky to be a part of Toyota Startups Awards. The most outstanding and unique startups developing Mobility For All gathered here! Needless to say, that it was highly valuable time for our team: we met many like-minded people who work at the same field, we exchanged ideas, we got inspired! Thank to Toyota TOYOTA and ISDI Accelerator ISDI for such an opportunity and great organisation! It is so cool that such a large company as Toyota is seriously engaged in such an important issue as a mobility! A great example for big companies. The ability to do this is not just a social direction, but a mission and a concept of their business.

This is the largest event, where gather blind people, specialists and experts. Here you can learn all about the newest assistive technologies, explore the most recent services, share your ideas and meet the leaders of the industry.

At 4Blind booth we showcased our greatest solutions: tactile PAD which significantly expand opportunities for schools and universities, smart adapter for convenient devices charging and communicator for more independence of deaf-blind people.

The conference was hosted by Deafblind International DbI, and its general theme of the conference was “Reality in Africa: Meeting the Sustainable Development Goals — Opportunities and Challenges”. A community of experts, teachers, and specialists from various fields has gathered here to share their experience, knowledge and ideas.

We were very happy to be here, to participate in the discussion, offer solutions and make our contribution.

Head of Research Team Elisaveta Ardashova made a presentation on behalf of 4Blind. She emphasized a number of problems that deaf-blind people face today in communication, socialization, everyday life, and described a technical solution designed to meet and mitigate these problems — the HaptiBraille Communicator.

The CEO of 4Blind, Fedor Belomoev, told Stevie Wonder how deaf-blind people will communicate using the HaptiBraille Communicator in the future and demonstrated how the device works.

Stevie Wonder was very impressed with our technology.

June, 2018 we talked about the current state of the project in the space of assistive technologies for the deafblind people "Polygon", where The Braille Glove was previously successfully tested, we talked about the current state of the project. Among the guests of the presentation was Deputy Director General of the "Foundation For Assistance To Small Innovative Enterprises" — Andrei Vladimirovich Mikitas.

Andrei Vladimirovich drew attention to the need for further development of the Braille Glove project and offered to apply to the "Foundation For Assistance To Small Innovative Enterprises" in the near future. We also wish to to thank the "So-edinenie" Foundation for the opportunity to demonstrate once again the importance of our invention for those who need help.

We are delighted to announce that we have won the Touch of Genius Prize for Innovation for 2022.
The Touch of Genius Prize for Innovation was established in 2007 and is awarded to projects that present the most cutting-edge ideas in the field of braille and tactile literacy.

"The Touch of Genius Prize is one way that National Braille Press can spotlight innovative projects being undertaken to help blind and visually impaired individuals," said Brian MacDonald, President of National Braille Press.

The Prize for Innovation was handed to CEO 4Blind Fedor Belomoev at the CSUN Assistive Technology Conference in Anaheim, California.

61th American Council for the Blind Conference and Convention, tooke place in Omaha, Nebraska from 1 to 8 July, 2022.

This is one of the most significant annual events dedicated to the issue of expanding opportunities and independence of blind and visually Impaired people.

4Blind showcaseв its revolutionary solutions:

• Tactile Pad which creates unique opportunities for schools and universities
• Smart charging adapter to keep you updated on a charging process
• The first personal communication device for deafblind people.