The Canadian Federation of the Blind is celebrating the two-hundredth anniversary of the birth of Louis Braille (1809-1852), the inventor of the reading and writing code for the blind that bears his name. “The ability to read and write Braille competently and efficiently is the key to education, employment and success for blind people,” says […]
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The Life of Louis Braille
By Doris Belusic It is a pleasure to tell you about Louis Braille, the French inventor of the raised 6 dot reading and writing code for the blind. Yes, he spent his short life of 43 years, in brilliant pursuit, to find a method of reading and writing for the blind, that would be efficient, […]
In Praise of Louis Braille
By Dr. Abebe Teklu In Praise of Louis Braille A poem by Dr. Abebe Teklu (May 1, 2009). Louis Braille, who are you? Physically, I’ve never met you. You’ve passed on to Heaven, Yet still you are my companion. You are my inner soul, my sight, My trusted right hand for life, A hero, who […]