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  1. Braille - Wikipedia

    Braille (/ breɪl / BRAYL; French: [bʁaj] ⓘ) is a tactile writing system used by blind or visually impaired people. It can be read either on embossed paper or by using refreshable braille displays that connect …

  2. What Is Braille? - The American Foundation for the Blind

    Braille is a system of raised dots that can be read with the fingers by people who are blind or who have low vision. Teachers, parents, and others who are not visually impaired ordinarily read braille with …

  3. How the braille alphabet works - Perkins School for the Blind

    Braille numbers are similar to letters but have a special number sign character in front to tell readers that the characters that follow are intended to be numbers. There are also special codes for math, braille …

  4. What Is Braille? – The Braillists Foundation

    Braille is a simple dot pattern used to represent written language. Invented by a French schoolboy in the 1820s, braille is an optimisation of an earlier code used by the French army for sending messages …

  5. Description and History of Braille - American Council of the Blind

    Braille is a system of touch reading and writing for blind persons in which raised dots represent the letters of the alphabet. Braille also contains equivalents for punctuation marks and provides symbols …

  6. NBP - About Braille - What Is Braille?

    What is Braille? Braille is a system of six raised dots created in 1821 by French schoolboy Louis Braille. It is an essential tool with which children with profound or total loss of sight can learn to read and write.

  7. The Science Behind How Braille is Perceived by Touch

    1 day ago · Explore how braille enables literacy for the visually impaired through touch, neuroscience, and learning—empowering communication and independence.

  8. BANA in Brief | Braille Authority of North America

    Braille is a system of touch reading and writing in which raised dots represent letters, numbers, punctuation marks, and other symbols. It is written in horizontal lines from left to right across each …

  9. Braille Alphabet - Boxentriq

    Braille is a tactile writing system for visually impaired people. It was created by Louis Braille, a Frenchman who lost his sight because of a childhood accident. The Braille alphabet is represented …

  10. About Braille - National Library Service for the Blind and Print ...

    About Braille, detailing the braille system, its history, and its application in reading and writing for individuals with visual impairments.