Louis Braille

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Louis Braille His Incredible Invention For
the Blind
Samantha Luu 2005
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Early Life

• Louis Braille was born on January 4, 1809 in
  Coupvray, France. His father was a recognized
  leather maker.

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Early Life cont.

• Louis was playing with an awl when it slipped
  and punctured him in the eye. Although he
  received the best care, the infection later
  spread and left him blind in both eyes.

Awl
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School Life

• Louis Braille was urged by a priest to go to
  school. He sat in the back of the class and
  listened. He developed great memory this way. He
  went against all odds and excelled in school.

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Life at the Institute

• Braille received a scholarship to the Royal
  Institution for Blind Youth at the age of 10.

He excelled in his studies as well as knitting,
piano, and the organ.
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Life at the Institute cont.

• Captain Charles Barbier de la Serre invented
  sonography for military usage and tried to use
  the system for the blind.

Sonography Chart
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Life at the Institute cont.

• Louis was frustrated with the current reading
  system and yearned for books. At age 15, Braille
  simplified the sonography cell from a 12 celled
  dot system to a 6 celled dot system.

Braille Cell
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Later Life
Slate and Stylus

• Braille later served as a teacher at the
  Institute. Brailles alphabet was often rejected
  although it was much better and efficient than
  most available systems at the time.

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Later Life
He wished to have his body buried in Coupvray but
it was later exhumed and put in the Pantheon
after everyone realized his contribution to the
world.

• He died on January 1, 1852 of Tuberculosis.

Pantheon
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Braille-Seeing for the Blind
Braille is read by running your fingers over the
raised print on a flat surface.
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Braille-Seeing for the Blind
Braille Blocks
Braille Alphabet
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Braille in Our World
Laws now allow the blind to bring seeing eye dogs
into public buildings and these laws require
different signs to have braille on them.
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Available Writing Tools for the Blind
Raised braille keyboard
Different tools are available for blind people to
take notes and even write books.
Electronic note taker
Slate and Stylus
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Spunky Sammy!
I love gymnastics. Some other sports that I like
include soccer, baseball, tackle football,
tennis, and ATVs. I love the Florida Gators. I
live in
KVegas and really love it there because its the
middle of nowhere. Im SpUnKy! Hey everyone whos
reading this!
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Bibliography

• Braille. World Book Encyclopedia. 2003 ed..
• Braille Bug. American Foundation for the Bind.
  25 April 2005 lthttp//www.afb.org
  braillebug/default.aspgt.
• Braille Information Center. 2005. The Canadian
  National Institute for the Blind. 28 April 2005
  lthttp//www.cnib.
• ca/eng/gt.

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Bibliography

• Davidson, Margaret. Louis Braille the Boy Who
  Invented Books for the Blind. New York, NY
  Scholastic Inc, 1971.
• Highlights. National Braille Press. 2 May
  2005lthttp//www.nbp.org/ic/ nbpgt.