People With Vision Can Read By Seeing, But What About The Blind Who Cannot See ?
They read and write by touching. Braille is a system of reading and writing for those who can’t see. The alphabets, numbers and punctuation marks are written in the form of a symbol is made out of dots which are raised or symbol. The symbol is made out of dots which are raised or embossed. The person can touch and run his/ her finger on the letter to read what is written .
Braille is read by moving the hand or hands from left to right along each line.
Abbreviations have been made to make reading easier. Blind people have to learn these abbreviation which are not a problem for them at all. Braille is written on heavy paper so that the dots can be embossed comfortably. That is why the books are bulky.
Braille was first developed in the late 1820’s by a young Frenchman named Louise Braille. He was just about Eighteen years old when he developed Braille . Because of his creation blind all over the world can today get proper education. Hats off to Louis Braille.
