Assistive Technology

Presentation:Braille

PRESENTED BY:
LIWANAG DOMINGUEZ

DR. CYRUS ED443G (PROFESSOR)

OCTOBER 2, 2008
 What is Braille?

 NOUN: A system of writing and printing for (people

who are blind) blind or visually impaired people, in
which varied arrangements of raised dots
representing letters and numerals are identified by
touch.

 Braille is a technique for enabling (people who are

blind) blind and visually-impaired people to read and
write.
 Who Invented Braille?

 Louis Braille (didn't invent Braille.) He used 6 dots.

 Charles Barbier (invented 'night writing‘ in 1821, a

secret code that could be used to read battle
commands at night.) He used 12 dots.
 What Does It Look Like?

 Each braille character or cell is made up of six dot

positions.
 Dots are arranged in a rectangle with two columns
of three dots each.
"dot 1, dot 2, etc".
 The Alphabet
SPECIAL SYMBOLS PRECEDING A BRAILLE CELL INDICATE WHETHER
A NUMBER FOLLOWS.
 The Braille Alphabet

 Braille Alphabet
(English Braille America Edition)
Punctuation Signs
 Braille Sample Words

 will - (dot 2 4 5 6)

 always – alw
 Different Kinds of Braille

 Grade one, two and three braille

 Perkins brailler, slate and stylist, electronic braille
note taker
 Braille Writer
 Braille Computer Keyboard ($3.95 – $70.00)
 Braille Graphic Printers
 Etc.
COST: Prices start at $3.00 to more than $500.00
 More Examples of Braille
The Juliet Pro 60 from Enabling
Technologies Company, a desktop American Thermoform Corporation's
braille printer. EZ-Form Thermoform Duplicating
Machine, an example of a braille
copying machine.

Enabling Technologies' BraillePlace is

an interpoint embosser for braille
publishing. Perkins Brailler - slate & stylist -
electronic Braille note taker
 References

 http://www.brailleenterprises.com/whatis.htm
 Description of Braille - American Heritage® Dictionary
 http://www.99main.com/~charlief/vi/braille.html
 http://www.abledata.com/abledata_docs/Braille_Writer
 Thank you

 Si Yu’os ma’ase
 Salamat po
 Kamsahamnida
 Domo Arigato
 Merci
 Muchas Gracias