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Braille [brāl, brä′yə] Etymology: Louis Braille, French teacher of the blind, 1809-1852 a system of printing for the blind consisting of raised dots or points that can be read by touch. Braille (brāl), n.pr a printing and writing system using elevated dots to represent letters. The system allows those individuals with limited or no visual ability to read via touch.
Braille System of printing for blind persons, consisting of points raised above the surface of the paper used as symbols to indicate the letters of the alphabet. Reading is accomplished by touching the points with the fingertips.
Braille Public health Alphanumeric writing designed for the vision impaired; characters are encoded and typed in relief so properly trained fingers can “read” written communication. Cf Americans with Disabilities Act, Service dog. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Especially focusing on children from birth through age 7, Children with Visual Impairments covers issues such as treatment options and medical problems, the development of a visually impaired child, how to nurture self-esteem, legal issues, cultivating literacy, helping children learn Braille and becoming familiar with it oneself, dealing with problems of orientation and mobility, and much more. Of course, in the spirit of inclusion, we'll soon need to post the same signs in 18 other languages, and Braille, too. Members of the California Council of the Blind have tested these for readability and found the Braille to be very readable. |
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