By Deborah Ann Kent
Many those people who are blind study Braille for you to learn. This cutting edge code lets them learn every little thing from well known books to maps and indicators in addition to write their very own books. examine the historical past of Braille, the way it has constructed, and the way it truly is utilized by a few teens featured during this booklet.
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Com Each letter of the alphabet is created by using a different combination of dots. Image Credit: Landov: Brian Snyder/Reuters Once people learn the Braille alphabet, they are on their way to reading books in Braille. This girl is reading one of the Harry Potter books. The Braille cell is also used to write all of the punctuation marks, such as the comma, period, question mark, and exclamation point. Numbers and musical notes can be written in Braille, too. Nearly anything that can be written in print can also be written in Braille.
A soldier lit a lantern to read a message. The light showed the enemy where the soldier was hiding. He and his group were killed. Barbier invented night writing so that soldiers could read messages safely in the dark. He thought it also might be a way for blind people to read. At that time books for the blind were written in raised print letters. Students learned to read the letters by touch, but reading was slow and difficult. Books in raised print were very scarce. The one hundred blind students at the Institution had only fourteen books.
This way the classroom teacher can read it. Image Credit: ZUMA Press/Newscom A teacher helps her student learn to use a special Braille writer. Image Credit: Steve Black/Rex USA, Courtesy Everett Collection This portable Braille computer helps blind people read what is on a computer screen. Kaitlyn lives on a farm in Illinois. Her family raises corn, beans, beef cattle, and goats. Kaitlyn has raised several goats herself. She feeds and grooms them every day. One of her goats won first place in a statewide contest.