Louis Braille. leather saddles and harnesses for farmers in the area. At the age of three, while playing in his father's shop, young Louis was struck in the eye by an awl (a pointed tool for piercing holes in leather or wood). Within weeks of the accident, an eye infection took aw...
Louis Braille modified this alphabet into the Braille alphabet, which is practically the same one that is currently used. It required time to be recognized and to be implemented as a reading and writing method for blind people throughout the world. In 1950, UNESCO effectively universalized the ...
Many people have heard of 'braille,' a system of raised dots and markings which is used by the vision impaired in order to read. However, few people realize that it was called 'braille' after the name of its inventor, Louis Braille....
The dots of Louis Braille.(Biography)Worley, Helen L
Louis Braille was a French educator who developed a system of printing and writing that is extensively used by the blind.
The inventor of the printing and writing system known as Braille. © Apic/Getty Images Louis Braille Braille, portrait bust by an unknown artist. Archiv für Kunst und Geschichte, Berlin VIEW MOREin these related Britannica articles: Media for: Napoleon I ...