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What is the Braille system?
The Braille Alphabet
Special Characters
Advantages/Disadvantages
Previous Systems
Methods for Writing Braille
Uses for Braille
The Story of Louis Braille
How Louis Became Blind
Early Life in Coupvray
The Royal Institution for Blind Youth
Perfecting the Braille System
Louis' Adult Life and Late Years
Recognitions And Monuments
Louis Braille Timeline
How Braille Impacted History
Past and Present Braille Literacy
What Braille Means to Me
My Braille Literacy Resolution
References
About this Website
Contents of Website
Annotated Bibliography
Braille: Literacy for the Blind
Advantages
Is relatively easily learned, read, and written/printed
Smaller than previous systems, so better for embossing
Adapts to technology
Disadvantages
Cannot be read by a sighted person who has not learned it
Errors cannot be erased