With its new label-maker, South Korea's Mangoslab is addressing a fundamental gap in accessibility infrastructure.
While Braille remains essential for people with vision impairment, it's often inconsistent or altogether absent in public spaces, consumer products and professional settings. So Mangoslab developed a portable Braille label printer paired with a mobile app that allows anyone — regardless of Braille knowledge — to create tactile labels on demand. Nemonic Dot uses a proprietary pressing mechanism to produce uniform, internationally compliant embossed dots at 0.6 mm height, and can print on metal surfaces, a first for portable labelers.
The system's mobile app converts voice or text into Braille across more than 100 languages, supporting both 6-dot and 8-dot formats. Users can generate labels without any prior understanding of Braille syntax. The battery-powered printer connects via Bluetooth and features an eyes-free design that enables visually impaired users to operate it independently. Through its API and SDK, Nemonic Dot integrates with existing systems such as pharmacy software, allowing organizations to implement Braille labeling as part of standard workflows rather than as an afterthought.
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The concept of an "accessibility tax" — the extra effort, knowledge and psychological burden placed on people with disabilities to navigate everyday environments — is finally being challenged by technology. Nemonic Dot demonstrates how accessibility features can be embedded into regular business operations rather than treated as specialized accommodations. Brands across retail, healthcare, hospitality and public services: find out where your blind and low-vision customers would appreciate information in Braille, and get labeling.