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He was a blind person who invented a way for the blind to "read" using the sense of touch.
Answer2:Louis Braille was born in 1809 in the village of Coupvray in France, about 25 miles [40 km] from Paris. His father, Simon-René Braille, made a living as a harness maker. Perhaps young Louis often played in his father's workshop. On one occasion, however, it was the setting for a terrible accident. Gripping a sharp pointed tool-possibly an awl-Louis inadvertently plunged it into his eye. The damage was irreversible. Worse still, the infection soon spread to his other eye. At the tender age of three, Louis became totally blind.
Trying to make the best of the situation, Louis' parents and the parish priest, Jacques Palluy, arranged for Louis to sit in on classes held at the local school. Louis absorbed much of what he heard. In fact, some years he was at the head of his class! But there were limits to what a blind person could learn using methods that were designed for the sighted. Hence, in 1819, Louis was enrolled in the Royal Institute for Blind Youth.
The founder of the institute, Valentin Haüy, was one of the first to establish a program to help the blind to read. His desire was to combat the prevailing notion that blindness precluded a person from the benefits of a formal education. Haüy's early experiments involved embossing large raised letters on thick paper. Although crude, these efforts planted seeds that would later take root.
Braille learned how to read the large embossed letters in the books of Haüy's small library. He realized, however, that this approach to learning was slow and impractical. After all, letters were designed for the eyes-not the fingers. Fortunately, someone else who recognized these limitations was about to appear on the scene.
In 1821, when Louis Braille was just 12 years old, Charles Barbier, a retired French artillery captain, visited the institute. There he presented a means of communication called night writing, later called sonography. Night writing was developed for use on the battlefield. It was a tactile method of communication, using raised dots arranged in rectangular form six dots high by two dots wide. This concept of using a code to represent words phonetically struck a responsive chord at the school. Braille enthusiastically applied himself to this new approach and even made improvements to it. But to make the system truly practical, Braille had to persevere. He wrote in his diary: "If my eyes will not tell me about men and events, ideas and doctrines, I must find another way."
So for the next two years, Braille worked doggedly to simplify the code. Finally, he developed a refined and elegant method based on a cell only three dots high by two dots wide. In 1824, at the age of 15, Louis Braille completed a six-dot cell system. Soon thereafter, Braille began teaching at the institute, and in 1829 he published his unique method of communication known today by his name. Except for minor refinements, his system remains essentially unchanged to this day.
Making Braille Available Worldwide
The late 1820's saw the publication of the first book that explained Braille's raised-dot invention; but the invention was slow to gain wide acceptance. Even at the institute, the new code was not officially adopted until 1854-two years after Braille's death. Nevertheless, this vastly superior method eventually gained popularity.
Several organizations have produced Braille literature. The Watchtower Society began making such material available in 1912, when the code was still being standardized for the English-speaking world. Today, using advanced Braille printing methods, the Society embosses millions of pages each year in eight languages and distributes these to over 70 countries. Recently, the Society doubled its production capacity to meet the growing demand for Braille Bible literature.
Today the simple, well-crafted Braille code makes the written word available to millions who are visually impaired-thanks to the dedicated efforts of a young boy almost 200 years ago. (see Awake article Louis Braille-Bringing Light to Prisoners of Darkness on Jehovah's Witnesses official website.
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How do you call the alphabet of the blind people?
The Braille alphabet. The blind are able to feel the bumps for each letter.
Why did Louis Braille invent his alphabet?
Braille invented the raised dot alphabet to give blind people the ability to read by touch.
Who created the alphabet for blind people?
Louis Braille, a blind Frenchman, invented the system of raised dots known as Braille in 1824. This tactile writing system allows visually impaired individuals to read through touch.
Show braille alphabet?
Braille is a writing system that is used by blind and visually impaired. Braille was developed by Louis Braille who went blind as a child and developed the system at age 15. The braille system is raised bumps that are found on paper and each represent something different. The braille alphabet can be found on many websites.
Who created the braille language?
Louis Braille created the braille alphabet (there is no such thing as "braille language"). The objective of creating such a language was to enable the blind to read and write.
Who invented the Braille system?
when louis Braille was a kid he accidentally stabed his eye out
What is the alphabet system for the blind called?
Braille :)
Why was the braille alphabet invented?
braille alphebet was invented for blind people to touch and read everything
What is the alphabet code for the desert ruins in Pokemon emerald?
The alphabet code use in the Desert ruins in Pokemon Emerald is Braille. Braille is a alphabet system printed in raised bumps for the blind to read. Braille is easy to translate when using a Braille alphabet sheet.
What is a french teachers writing?
Braille, invented by Louis Braille (a blind Frenchman)
Why do Louis Braille invent the braille system?
To help the blind read.
Who created braille and in what year?
Braille was created by Louis Braille, a French educator, in 1824. Louis Braille developed the tactile writing system as a way for blind individuals to read and write by using raised dots on paper to represent letters and words.
