Here's What You Need To Know About Louis Braille

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[{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1483529970291","data":"<p>After Louis Braille was got blind, he conquered his disability by developing a system of tactile code that enabled the blind to read and write. Military cryptography of Charles Barbier is what inspired him to build this script to meet the needs of the blind. He brought to the forefront his work for the first time in 1824. His work remained unnoticed for many years even after his death.  <\/p><p><br><\/p>"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1483532369997","data":"<b class=\"medium-b\">1. How he lost his sight?<\/b><div><span style=\"letter-spacing: -0.003em;\"><br><\/span><\/div><div><span style=\"letter-spacing: -0.003em;\">At the age of three while Braille was playing with some toys and tools, he was trying to make holes in a piece of leather with an awl, in an attempt to see the surface closely, he pressed down hard to drive the point in and the awl  glanced across the tough leather and struck him in one of his eyes. The young  Braille suffered infection for several weeks which spread to his other eye as well. He had blurred vision and by the age of five, he had lost his sight completely. <\/span><\/div>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1483536427751","data":"586cf859a56cb"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1483533363698","data":"<b class=\"medium-b\">2. How did Braille learn to read and write?<\/b><div><br><div><span style=\"letter-spacing: -0.003em;\">Valentin Ha\u00fcy was a philanthropist who wanted to genuinely help the blind. He used a method of embossing and raised imprints of latin letters. Though this technique had its own limitations Ha\u00fcy's efforts still provided a foundation for Braille to develop a method of his own. <\/span><\/div><\/div>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1483535965472","data":"586cf68bc5aaa"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1483533814167","data":"<b class=\"medium-b\">3. Origin of the Braille script:<\/b><div><font face=\"Roboto, sans-serif\"><b><br><\/b><\/font><div><span style=\"letter-spacing: -0.003em;\">Braille has benefited from Ha\u00fcy <\/span>books but<span style=\"letter-spacing: -0.003em;\"> was unhappy because they lacked depth and was determined to bridge the gap between those who could see and the blind. In 1821 Charles Barbiers taught Braille 'night writing' which is his invention where impressions could be comprehended by the fingers enabling the soldiers to communicate on the battlefield. From this Louis Braille developed his own system of writing and reading. He was just fifteen when he started working on this design. <\/span><\/div><\/div>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1483535917729","data":"586cf65c4dd8a"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1483534927887","data":"<b class=\"medium-b\">4. Honours and Achievements:<\/b><div><font face=\"Roboto, sans-serif\"><b><br><\/b><\/font><div>Braille's childhood home in Coupvray is a listed historic building and houses the Louis Braille Museum.  A large monument to him was erected in the town square which was itself renamed Braille Square.<br><\/div><div>He has been commemorated in postage stamps worldwide. Among the commemorations, Belgium and Italy struck 2-euro coins, India struck a 2-rupee coin, and the USA struck a one dollar coin, all in Braille's honour. <br><\/div><\/div>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1483535801186","data":"586cf5e9d25a3"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1483535381620","data":"<b class=\"medium-b\">5. Musical Adaptation:<\/b><div><font face=\"Roboto, sans-serif\"><b><br><\/b><\/font><div>Have you heard of braille musical notation? <\/div><div>He was passionate about music so he published a book in 1829 about a system or a musical code that was flexible enough to meet the requirements of any instrument. It had all about the methods of Writing Words, Music, and Plain Songs by Means of Dots, for Use by the Blind.<\/div><\/div>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1483536083025","data":"586cf702303f3"}]

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