Braille Raised Dot System Blind Reading Invention c1930 Card

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Braille Raised Dot System Blind Reading Invention c1930 Card
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2 3/8 '' x 3 1/2 ''  or  6 cm. x 8.8 cm.
ORIGINAL c1930  CARD
LOUIS BRAILLE
Louis Braille  (1809 - 1852) was a French educator and inventor of a system of reading and writing for use by
the blind or visually impaired. His system remains virtually unchanged to this day, and is known worldwide
simply as braille.
Blinded in both eyes as a result of an early childhood accident, Braille mastered his disability while still a boy.
He excelled in his education and received scholarship to France's Royal Institute for Blind Youth. While still a
student there, he began developing a system of tactile code that could allow blind people to read and write
quickly and efficiently. Inspired by the military cryptography of Charles Barbier, Braille constructed a new
method built specifically for the needs of the blind. He presented his work to his peers for the first time in
1824.
Braille created his own raised-dot system by using an awl, the same kind of implement which had blinded him.
In the process of designing his system, he also designed an ergonomic interface for using it, based on Barbier's
own slate and stylus tools. By soldering two metal strips across the slate, he created a secure area for the
stylus which would keep the lines straight and readable.
By these modest means, Braille constructed a robust communication system. "It bears the stamp of genius"
wrote Dr. Richard Slating French, former director of the California School for the Blind, "like the Roman
alphabet itself."
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IT WAS PRINTED c1930
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