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Before the invention of braille, there was not a reliable independent means of writing for blind people. If a blind person needed something written, it would be dictated to a sighted scribe. Books for the blind were created using embossed print letters. These books were very large and expensive to produce. Reading embossed print letters is a slow and difficult process. Embossed print letters are optimized for recognition by sighted eyes moving across a page, but are difficult to distinguish using fingers brushing across the page. Each letter must be traced individually with the fingers, which is slow and prone to errors.
Braille is optimized for how the brain perceived changes in texture, so the symbols can be smaller and can be read faster and with fewer errors. Braille can be written independently by blind people with a kind of stencil called a slate, or with a braille writer (a typewriter with 7 keys that makes braille letters).
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 15y agoit changed their lives in a huge way!!! they were finally able to read, after hearing their entire life that they were never going to be able to!!! im doing a history fair project on this and it ending up being very interesting.
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∙ 12y agoBecause they could not read and write using the regular alphabet, blind people could not learn in the same way that sighted children did at the time, and so rarely attended school. This raised the stereotype that all blind people were mentally disabled. Many people pitied them, for they often ended up as beggars on the streets, due to the fact that most jobs involved one being able to see or read and write. Basically, most blind people ended up miserable.
Before typewriters, people would write by hand using pens, quills, or pencils. This process was often time-consuming and lacked the uniformity and speed of typing.
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∙ 12y agoLouis Braille invented the Braille system.
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∙ 14y agoThey read through Braille system . Louis Braille invented it.
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People before used a typewriter for letters, articles, or to write news paper.
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What did people use before a typewriter was invented?
A pen and paper!
Is the typewriter necessary?
A slightly odd question! People obviously existed and work got done before the typewriter. Now that the vast majority of people who deal with text use computers, typewriters have largely fallen into disuse. So if your question is actually "is the typewriter necessary for modern business?" the answer is no.
What did people used before the typewriter?
Before the typewriter people used the printing press or they hand wrote their work. The typewriter made it so making letters or stories was fast and neat. It also made it possible for Blind people to write too.
Did Betsy Ross use a typewriter?
No. She died long before they were developed.
What is a manual typewriter?
A manual typewriter is the typewriter that was used before the Electric Typewriter was invented.
When was the first typewriter available to use?
The typewriter was invented by Christopher Sholes in 1868, so I imagine not too long after that people began to use them.
What is manual typewriting?
A manual typewriter is the typewriter that was used before the Electric Typewriter was invented.
Would it be easier for people to use a typewriter?
No, because you can't backspace.
What date did the use of the typewriter stop?
It has never stopped. Many people still use typewriters.
What are the words you can use with the word typewriter?
Some words you can use with "typewriter" are keyboard, ribbon, keys, and vintage.
When was the typewriter fist introduced to the people?
Sorry there is no such thing as a "typewriter fist".
What did olden day people use instead of the computer?
typewriter... for office use i guess then for communication they use snailmail, pagers, telephone, telegram
