Louis Braille, (born January 4, 1809, Coupvray, near Paris, France—died January 6, 1852, Paris), French educator who developed a system of printing and writing, called Braille, that is extensively used by the blind. Braille was himself blinded at the age of three in an accident that occurred while he was playing with tools in his father’s harness shop. A tool slipped and plunged into his ...

Louis Braille (/ b r eɪ l / (); French: ; 4 January 1809 – 6 January 1852) was a French educator and inventor of a reading and writing system for use by people who are visually impaired.His system remains virtually unchanged to this day, and is known worldwide simply as braille.. Braille was blinded at the age of three in one eye as a result of an accident with a stitching awl in his father ...

Dec 22, 2015 · The son of a harness-maker, Louis Braille was blinded by an accident when he was three. Educated at the National Institute for Blind Youth in Paris, Braille developed a …

Louis Braille [1], né le 4 janvier 1809 à Coupvray (Seine-et-Marne) et mort le 6 janvier 1852 [2] à Paris est un enseignant, inventeur et musicien français. ... Comme son accident ne lui a pas fait passer l’envie de travailler le cuir, il s’y adonne de tout son cœur ce qui, probablement, l’aide à développer son habileté manuelle. ...

Braille can be written using a slate and stylus, a braille writer, an electronic braille notetaker or with the use of a computer connected to a braille embosser. Braille is named after its creator, Louis Braille, a Frenchman who lost his sight as a result of a childhood accident.

Le braille (prononcé en français : ) est un système d’écriture tactile à points saillants, à l’usage des personnes aveugles ou fortement malvoyantes.Le système porte le nom de son inventeur, le Français Louis Braille (1809-1852) qui avait perdu la vue à la suite d'un accident. Élève à l’Institution royale des jeunes aveugles, il modifie et perfectionne le code Barbier.

In this category there are files useful for designing: dwg alphabet, Braille alphabet letters and numbers. Braille is a tactile reading and writing system in relief for the blind and visually impaired, developed by the Frenchman Louis Braille in the first half of the 19th century. Wide choice of files for all the designer's needs. To view the largest previews click on the icon at the top

May 27, 2022 · An L.A. theater troupe of visually impaired actors, Theatre by the Blind, is telling the story of Louis Braille in 'The Braille Legacy.' The …

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Louis Braille (January 4, 1809 – January 6, 1852): Louis Braille became blind after he accidentally stabbed himself in the eye with his father’s awl. He later became an inventor and the designer of braille writing, which enables people who are blind to read by feeling a series of organized bumps representing letters.