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  1. Braille - Wikipedia

    Braille (/ ˈbreɪl / BRAYL, French: [bʁaj] ⓘ) is a tactile writing system used by blind or visually impaired people. It can be read either on embossed paper or by using refreshable braille …

  2. What is Braille? [Your Guide to Braille] - Braille Works

    What is braille you ask? Braille is a system of reading and writing without the use of sight. Learn more about this incredible code.

  3. What Is Braille? - The American Foundation for the Blind

    Braille is a system of raised dots that can be read with the fingers by people who are blind or who have low vision. Teachers, parents, and others who are not visually impaired ordinarily read …

  4. Braille | History, Inventor, Description, & Facts | Britannica

    Aug 6, 2025 · Braille, universally accepted system of writing used by and for blind persons, invented by Louis Braille in 1824. It consists of a code of 63 characters, each made up of one …

  5. About Braille - National Library Service for the Blind and Print ...

    About Braille, detailing the braille system, its history, and its application in reading and writing for individuals with visual impairments.

  6. What Is Braille? – The Braillists Foundation

    What Is Braille? Braille is a simple dot pattern used to represent written language. Invented by a French schoolboy in the 1820s, braille is an optimisation of an earlier code used by the French …

  7. Description and History of Braille - American Council of the Blind

    Braille is a system of touch reading and writing for blind persons in which raised dots represent the letters of the alphabet. Braille also contains equivalents for punctuation marks and …

  8. Introduction to Braille - Texas School for the Blind and Visually …

    Braille, a tactile system of reading and writing was developed in 1824 by 16-year-old Louis Braille from a tactile system invented by Charles Barbier de la Serre. Barbier introduced his system at …

  9. What is Braille? National Braille Press Promotes Literacy For All

    Braille is an essential tool that helps people without sight become literate; Like everyone else, blind people need the opportunities that literacy provides to succeed in school, work and life.

  10. Learn About Braille - Braille Literacy Canada

    Braille is a system of tactile reading and writing utilized by those who are blind (or who have very low vision). Developed in the 1820s and 1830s, the system is named after its creator, Louis …