Information on the braille alphabet including tables of letters, numbers, punctuation and symbols. With guidance on some international exceptions to the standard braille alphabet.

In 1878, the International Congress on Work for the Blind, held in Paris, proposed an international braille standard, where braille codes for different languages and scripts would be based, not on the order of …

There are different “grades” and versions of braille. The most basic is “grade one braille” in which every letter is transcribed. For every letter in the English alphabet, there is a braille character. And each …

It was devised by Louis Braille in 1821 and consists of raised dots arranged in "cells." A cell is made up of six dots that fit under the fingertips, arranged in two columns of three dots each. Each cell …

Called Braille, the system was a series of characters, or "cells," made up of six raised dots arranged in a rectangle containing two columns of three dots each. The pattern arrangements correspond to letters …

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Jun 24, 2009 · The article explains how Braille works through raised dot patterns arranged in cells, details the three grades of Braille used for different purposes, and demonstrates the English Braille …

The braille alphabet was invented by Louis Braille (1809-1852), a French teacher who worked with students who where blind. Louis was blind as well and is widely known as the “father of braille”. …

The braille cell is the basic unit of the braille system. Every letter, number, or sign of punctuation is formed by a pattern of raising certain dots within this cell configuration.