Jan 252013
“Louis Braille” in braille. Photo credit: Wikipedia
The next time you find yourself thinking that a person may be “too young” to make a significant contribution consider this:
At the age of 15, Louis Braille developed a system of reading and writing based on the use of raised dots. Braille has been used in many languages and, prior to advances in electronic communication, served as a standard form of reading and writing for the blind.
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- World Braille Day, celebrating communication via raised dots
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- The man who developed braille was born today in 1809. Now WE know em
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