A National Braille production centre has been opened by Education Minister Michael Woods at St Joseph's School for the Visually Impaired, in Drumcondra, Dublin.

The centre aims to provide access to educational materials, school texts and diagrams, articles and examination papers, all of which will be available in a range of formats including braille, large print, audio tape, computer disc and tactile diagrams. It will also facilitate the copying of videos and DVDs while at the same time meeting copyright requirements, co-ordinating Internet facilities and maintaining the website for St Joseph's School.