The Braille Alphabet

The Braille Alphabet

1. Braille is a reading system that makes blind and visually impaired people read and write through touch.

2. Created by Louise Braille in 1821

3. It consists of raised dots arranged in "cells."

4. A cell is made up of six dots that fit under the fingertips, arranged in two columns of three dots each.

5. Each cell represents a letter, a word, a combination of letters, a numeral or a punctuation mark.