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More than 100 years ago, a bright, young blind boy was frustrated because he wanted a way to read and write quickly. He worked for nine years and finally invented an alphabet that could be used by a blind person.
His system uses one to six raised dots grouped within a small space called a cell . Each cell stands for a letter in the alphabet. There are also cells that stand for sounds or small words like of or with. A blind person reads by feeling the dots that are raised on a page. Use the braille decoder to read the rest of this page! Only the alphabet cells are used for the directions on today’s page.
a b c d e f g
h i j k l m n
o p q r s t u
v w x y z
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Standards Link: History/Social Science: Understand how unique contributions of people in the past affects our life today.
Close your eyes and try to walk across the room without opening them. How did you do? Did you stumble or fall? Did you use your hands to help you find the way? Your ears? Every day, people who are blind use their other senses to work, play, read, and write.
’ ? Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Follow simple written directions.
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