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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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The tip pushes down on each atom "like an atomic braille system," explains Yip-Wah Chung at Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill. Blinded at the age of three in 1812, Louis Braille developed his Braille system of writing while a student at the Royal Institute for Blind Youth in Paris. Two of these braille TDD devices on the market use a refreshable braille system, while another device embosses the TDD information as hardcopy braille on paper. |
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