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Have you ever wondered how the blind read and write?
There is no hindrance for those who want to learn to read and write through Braille.
Braille is an instrument for reading and writing for visually impaired individuals.
This literacy instrument is composed of dots that can be read with fingers. It’s a touch reading instrument.
The American Foundation for the Blind clarifies that this is not a language, but it’s a code, which allows the visually impaired individuals to read and write using different languages across the globe.
The commemoration of Braille Literacy happens every January, as this is the birth month of its inventor, Louis Braille, who was born in France on January 4, 1809.
He wasn’t born blind. His right eye was accidentally punctured by a tool in his father’s workshop, according to the narrative of the Alachua County Library District.
Soon after, his left eye lost vision, making him totally blind.
Braille was invented in 1824. He was just 15 when he started to utilize night writing using his own code when he was a student at the National Institute for Blind Children in Paris.
The night writing is a touch reading system invented by a French Army Charles Barbier, which allows to read military messages at night without using light to keep them safe from being killed at night.
Upon adapting his own code, he found it easier than the night writing.
The New England College of Optometry noted the claim of Perkins School for the Blind about the evolving versions of Braille in a digital world.
