Today is World Braille Day!
\nWorld Braille Day is held in honor of the birthday of Louis Braille, who invented Braille, the worldwide system used by blind and visually impaired individuals for reading and writing.
\nLouis was blinded at age four, as a result of an accident in his father’s shop. At age ten he was sent to the National Institute for Blind Children where he could be
\ntaught basic craftsman and trade skills. They were also taught to read by feeling
\nraised letters. The method used at the time for creating books caused each book to
\nweigh over 100 pounds and as a result the children were not able to write. The school
\nhad only three books and Louis had read all of them.
\nLouis experimented with codes during his time at school and in 1824, at the age of
\n15, he created a simplified system of six raised dots to form what we call Braille
\ntoday. He later became a teacher at the institute he attended, but was not allowed
\nto officially teach his system during his lifetime. Although he was unable to see
\nthe full impact of his work, Braille is the standard form of reading and writing
\nfor visually impaired individuals in the world today. Whether it is information in
\na book, or making sure the correct button is pushed in an elevator, Louis Braille should be celebrated for his contributions that have allowed individuals who are blind or have low vision to have access to information through reading with their hands.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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