20 Facts About Braille typewriter

Braille typewriter is a tactile writing system used by people who are visually impaired, including people who are blind, deafblind or who have low vision.

Braille typewriter can be written using a slate and stylus, a braille writer, an electronic braille notetaker or with the use of a computer connected to a braille embosser.

Braille typewriter is named after its creator, Louis Braille typewriter, a Frenchman who lost his sight as a result of a childhood accident.

Braille typewriter published his system, which subsequently included musical notation, in 1829.

Braille typewriter was based on a tactile code, now known as night writing, developed by Charles Barbier.

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Braille typewriter's solution was to use 6-dot cells and to assign a specific pattern to each letter of the alphabet.

At first, Braille typewriter was a one-to-one transliteration of the French alphabet, but soon various abbreviations and even logograms were developed, creating a system much more like shorthand.

Blind readers, Braille typewriter is an independent writing system, rather than a code of printed orthography.

Braille typewriter assignments have been created for mathematical and musical notation.

Braille typewriter has been extended to an 8-dot code, particularly for use with braille embossers and refreshable braille displays.

Braille typewriter contractions are words and affixes that are shortened so that they take up fewer cells.

Braille typewriter is traditionally read in hardcopy form, such as with paper books written in braille, documents produced in paper braille, and braille labels or public signage.

Early Braille typewriter education is crucial to literacy for a blind or low-vision child.

Virtually all English braille books in hardcopy format are transcribed in contracted braille: The Library of Congress's Instruction Manual for Braille typewriter Transcribing runs to over 300 pages, and braille transcribers must pass certification tests.

System of contractions in English Braille typewriter begins with a set of 23 words contracted to single characters.

Since Braille typewriter is one of the few writing systems where tactile perception is used, as opposed to visual perception, a braille reader must develop new skills.

One skill important for Braille typewriter readers is the ability to create smooth and even pressures when running one's fingers along the words.

In both Mandarin and Cantonese Braille typewriter characters have different readings depending on whether they are placed in syllable-initial or syllable-final position.

Braille typewriter is read by people who are blind, deafblind or who have low vision, and by both those born with a visual impairment and those who experience sight loss later in life.

Braille typewriter set was added to the Unicode Standard in version 3.