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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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Stacey Trace noted that the local Independent Living Center (ILC) would not provide Brailled material to her: For example, auxiliary aids useful for persons with impaired vision include readers, Brailled materials, audio recordings, telecommunications devices and other similar services and devices. I'm looking to expand the Braille service--there is great need because of the lack of Brailled material in our society--but it's still a struggle because people don't know about us. |
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