Raised bumps or dots set in established patterns to communicate letters and words to the visually impaired. Grade 2 Braille is required by A.D.A., due to its more widespread use in the visually impaired community. System created by Louis Braille (1809 –52) by modifying the Barbier "point writing" system used for coded army messages.
A system of writing for individuals who have visual disabilities. The Braille system includes letters, numbers, and punctuation made up of raised dot patterns.
Raised dots that represent letters and numbers; used by blind individuals.
a system of raised dots on a page representing letters and words, invented by Louis Braille.
French educator who lost his sight at the age of three and who invented a system of writing and printing for sightless people (1809-152)
a point system of writing in which patterns of raised dots represent letters and numerals
a system of writing and printing often used by people who are blind. Braille letters are represented by different arrangements of raised dots that are read by touch.
A writing system using raised dots in patterns (cells) that represent the standard text alphabet.
A system of writing/reading for the blind that uses characters made up of raised dots. http://www.merriam-webster.com/cgi-bin/dictionary
A system of reading and writing in which letters and words are formed by patterns of raised dots that are felt by the fingertips.
Tactile-symbol system enabling visually-impaired and unsighted people to read and write. Named after Louis Braille, an unsighted 19th-century French teacher who devised it. Grade 1 involves a character-by-character translation of printed material; Grade 2 uses special contractions (much like the phonetic parts of speech) for messages. Grade 2 is required by legislation such as the federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
A system of writing for the blind that uses characters made of raised dot patterns.
Assistive technology for blind and visually impaired people that uses 6 raised dots grouped in different patterns to represent letters and numbers. People read Braille by running their fingertips across the dots. Some screen readers also output content in Braille format using a Braille display. Learn more at the Braille Institute Web site.
A system of writing and reading used by individuals who are blind. This system is based on characters made up of raised dots.
A system for printing or writing for blind people, consisting of raised dots that can be interpreted by touch. Each dot or group of dots represents a letter, numeral or punctuation mark.
A system of raised letters. People who are legally blind read by touching the letters with their fingers.
A notational tactile system for representing letters, numbers and punctuation signs in patterns of raised dots, which can be read by the use of fingertips.
(Grades I & II) A tactile-symbol system of raised dots enabling visually-impaired and unsighted people to read and write. Grade I involves a character-by-character translation of printed material; Grade II uses special contractions (much like the phonetic parts of speech) for messages. Grade II Braille is required by the Americans with Disabilities Act on some signs. VIEW SAMPLES OF BRAILLE SIGNS.
Braille is a series of raised dots that can be read with the fingers by people who are blind or whose eyesight is not sufficient for reading printed material. Teachers, parents, and others who are not visually impaired ordinarily read Braille with their eyes. Braille is not a language but a code by which languages such as English or Spanish may be written and read. cataract A clouding of all or part of the normally clear lens within your eye, which results in blurred or distorted vision.
a tactile way to read and write; may be a very important tool to develop, especially if your prognosis is uncertain.
Braille is a system of making raised dots on paper to form letters and words that are read by the blind with their fingertips. The basic Braille "cell" consists of two columns of three dots. The dots are numbered 1-2-3 from top to bottom on the left side of the cell and 4-5-6 from top to bottom on the right side of the cell. Each Braille letter, word, punctuation mark, number, or musical note can be made up using different combinations of these dots. Braille can be written with a Braille writing machine (similar to a typewriter). It can also be written by using a pointed stylus to punch dots down through paper using a Braille slate with rows of small "cells" in it as a guide. This method of writing Braille compares to writing print with a pen or pencil.
A system of raised dots, which are felt with fingers (letters of the alphabet, numbers and other necessary signs are made up from the various combination of these dots).
Braille is a system of embossed characters formed by using a Braille cell: a combination of six dots consisting of two vertical columns of three dots each. Each simple Braille character is formed by one or more of these dots and occupies a full cell or space. Braille is often produced using a Braillewriter.
A tactile code developed by Louis Braille to represent letters of the alphabet. Each Braille cell contains six to eight raised dots, depending on the style of writing used. Characters are formed by one or more dots. People with visual disabilities often learn to read Braille and also use Braille writers, machines which generate text in Braille. Many common machines and devices (elevator buttons, ATM buttons) now carry Braille codes. Return
A raised-dot system of writing and reading for people who are blind. Contrary to a widespread belief, only ten percent of people who are visually impaired read braille. Go to top of page
A system of reading and writing for the blind in which the letters are formed by raised dots embossed into the paper in groups of six, three high and two wide. Named after the inventor Louis Braille.
A system of raised-dot writing devised by Louis Braille (1809-1852). Each braille character or "cell" is made up of 6 dot positions that are arranged in a rectangle comprising 2 columns of 3 dots each. A dot may be raised at any of the 6 positions, and each combination of raised dots corresponds to a letter of the alphabet, a punctuation mark, and another symbol.
Braille Braille is a system of reading and writing in which up to six dots are embossed in domino patterns on pages of thick paper or plastic. Each domino or Braille cell represents a character or character grouping. Braille is read through touch.
The braille system, devised in 1821 by Frenchman Louis Braille, is a method that is widely used by blind people to read and write. Each braille character or "cell" is made up of six dot positions, arranged in a rectangle containing two columns of three dots each. A dot may be raised at any of the six positions to form sixty-four combinations (including the combination in which no dots are raised).