BRAILLE

By: Maggie

Blind children have a special code of their own. It is called Braille. Braille is an alphabet that uses raised dots to represent letters. Here is the Braille Alphabet:

 

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J
A.jpg (750 bytes)

B.jpg (790 bytes)

C.jpg (902 bytes)

D.jpg (961 bytes)

E.jpg (857 bytes)

F.jpg (923 bytes)

G.jpg (996 bytes)

H.jpg (908 bytes)

I.jpg (889 bytes)

J.jpg (943 bytes)

K

L

M

N

O

P

Q

R

S

T

K.jpg (881 bytes)

L.jpg (919 bytes)

M.jpg (965 bytes)

N.jpg (1027 bytes)

O.jpg (937 bytes)

P.jpg (1069 bytes)

Q.jpg (1067 bytes)

R.jpg (980 bytes)

S.jpg (948 bytes)

T.jpg (999 bytes)

U

V

W

X

Y

Z

U.jpg (1009 bytes)

V.jpg (1048 bytes)

W.jpg (1084 bytes)

X.jpg (1089 bytes)

Y.jpg (1159 bytes)

Z.jpg (1078 bytes)

 

    Blind people must feel each letter and then when they have done that, they must put the letters together to figure out the word. It takes a long time for them to read a whole book. Many blind people all over the world use Braille.

    But how is Braille a code? Braille is a code because it doesn't say what the letter is. You have to figure out what each series of dots means. For example:

CAT: C.jpg (902 bytes)A.jpg (750 bytes)T.jpg (999 bytes)               an02359_1.wmf (20386 bytes)

   Try to decode this Braille message:

D.jpg (961 bytes)O.jpg (937 bytes)G.jpg (996 bytes)

 

  Teachers {and kids} print out this braille example. You can then take a pencil and raise the dots. Take it to your students and friends to share and teach them more about braille.

 

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