Braille

Braille uses different combinations of six raised dots to represent letters of the alphabet and numbers. A visually impaired person can interpret these dots when moving a finger along a line of Braille. There are two grades of Braille. In Grade 1 is there is a separate Braille sign for each letter and punctuation mark. Grade 2 Braille includes special signs for combinations of letters. This speeds up reading and writing, and reduces the space used

To see what Braille looks like go to www.omniglot.com/writing/braille

RNIB's information sheet gives details of braille embossers and translation software. It also includes information about other ways of producing braille and ways of producing tactile images.

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