braille

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[Louis Braille, blind Fr. educator, 1809-1852]
A system of reading and printing that enables the blind to read by using the sense of touch. Raised dots arranged in patterns represent numerals and letters of the alphabet and can be identified by the fingers.

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[Louis Braille, blind Fr. educator, 1809-1852]
A system of reading and printing that enables the blind to read by using the sense of touch. Raised dots arranged in patterns represent numerals and letters of the alphabet and can be identified by the fingers.

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