Ministerial Visit to the Louis Braille Campus

On July 16, 2025, the Louis Braille Campus was pleased to welcome Ms. Charlotte Parmentier-Lecocq, Minister Delegate for Persons with Disabilities.

This visit provided an opportunity to take stock of progress since the Campus’s opening and to announce upcoming highlights, including the first anniversary, scheduled for November 14, 2025.

Sharing progress and innovative projects

During her visit, the minister learned about the projects being led by three dedicated startups incubated at the Louis Braille Campus:

• Feelobject: Innovative Solutions for Tactile Accessibility
• Artha: Neuro-tactile innovations for greater independence
• Ezymob: urban navigation and transportation for the visually impaired

These meetings highlighted the Campus’s potential to foster the development of technologies that are accessible and useful in everyday life.

Tour of the Campus Facilities

The Minister also visited two of the Campus’s four sites:

• See Together, dedicated to research and innovation for the visually impaired
• National Institute for the Blind Youth (INJA-Louis Braille), a historic center for training and support

These visits provided a firsthand look at the impact of the initiatives being carried out on the ground.

Practical Approaches to Strengthening Inclusive Innovation

During the discussions, several areas for development were discussed:

1. Have the Campus recognized as a center of innovation by the Ministry of Higher Education and Research.
2. Develop scholarships specifically for students with visual impairments.
3. Lay the groundwork for an accessibility solutions evaluation center, supported by the CNSA.

These measures are designed to build on the Campus’s momentum and create an ecosystem that fosters sustainable and inclusive innovation.

A collective effort that has been widely praised

The minister praised the collective efforts of the partners and emphasized the importance of coordinating efforts with the departments, the MDPHs, and the CNSA to bring about tangible social change through inclusive innovation.

A date set for the future

The visit concluded with words of thanks to all participants and partners. On November 14, 2025, the Campus will celebrate its first anniversary, a much-anticipated occasion to share its progress and upcoming projects.

The Louis Braille Campus thus continues to establish itself as a major player in innovation for the visually impaired, at the intersection of technology, research, and social inclusion.