The future of braille at an affordable price

Beacon Street Innovations is building next-generation Braille displays that expand access to digital content—without putting transformative technology out of reach.

Next-generation displays Designed for access Built to be affordable

Our Mission

Building access, not just devices

70% of blind adults are chronically unemployed. We think better tools change that math — so we're building multi-line Braille displays that give people faster, richer access to digital content, at a price that doesn't put the technology out of reach.

70%

of blind adults are chronically unemployed today. Better access to information is part of the fix.

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affordable, mass-market multi-line Braille displays exist on the market today. We're building the first.

40+

Braille cells refreshed per line, so reading keeps pace with how people actually read.

Refreshable Braille cells forming the phrase "imagine reading a book, 40 characters at a time"

Multi-line access, done right

Multi-line displays create dramatically better access to digital media than single-line displays ever could — more context per glance, less scrolling, faster reading. Our job is to make that experience affordable enough to reach the people who need it most.

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What we build

Our Products

From single Braille cells to full multi-line displays, every product is designed around the same goal: better access at a lower price.

Maroon two-line, 40-cell Braille display prototype Coming soon

Beacon Braille 2L

An affordable two-line, 40-cell display built for better everyday interaction with digital media.

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Five line, multi-row Braille display prototype In development

Five Line Display

A multi-line, refreshable display that solves access problems single-line displays never could.

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Individual refreshable Braille cell component Available now

Braille Cells

Affordable, multi-line Braille cells available today to integrate directly into other systems.

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Why Beacon Street

Engineering-led, access-driven

Born at MIT

Our Braille cell technology started as a thesis project between MIT undergraduates and grew into a company.

About us

NSF-funded research

Our cell development was partially funded by a National Science Foundation grant, backing the science behind the product.

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A patented, veteran team

Decades of combined experience in manufacturing, engineering, and product design — with technology patents to show for it.

Meet the team

Let's build access together

Questions about our products, our timeline, or want to join the team? We'd love to hear from you.