Abstract: A portable electronic Braille reader which includes a capacitive screen to which information is input via an input port or any other suitable means, which information is decoded and coded by a microprocessor in order to convert the information into Braille characters; a thimble which includes elements capable of generating a stimulus in the reader's finger so that the reader recognizes the characters represented on the screen, and guide lines for ensuring that the thimble slides in the correct direction and on the correct trajectories during reading.