Braille: Facilitating the Lives of the Blind
"First (Lana-Terzi) method"
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Francesco Lana-Terzi publishes Prodimo, which, in one section, explains his new system for the bind [1]. This is the first system to use dots and lines to represent letters [1]. In his system, letters are arranged on a chart, and written by their location on this chart [1].
For example, The letter "s" would be written like this.
Charles Barbier creates "Night Writing" [3].
Louis Braille creates his braille alphabet [3].
Braille publishes his alphabet [3].
Braille becomes used in the Institution Nationale de Jeunes Avengles in Paris, France [2].
Braille becomes used in England [2].
American Association for the Blind decides to use revised braille as a standard format in America [2].
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1. Bertholh Lowenfeld, The Changing Status of the Blind, (Springfield, Il: Thomas, 1975)
2. "Standard Type For Blind” The New York Times <http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.htmlres=9E06E0D6173EE433A25757C1A9619C946996D6CF> (Jan 2, 2010)
3. Carolyn Meyer "A New Method: The Story of Louis Braille" <http://louisbrailleschool.org/resources/louis- braille/> (Dec 8, 2009)
2. "Standard Type For Blind” The New York Times <http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.htmlres=9E06E0D6173EE433A25757C1A9619C946996D6CF> (Jan 2, 2010)
3. Carolyn Meyer "A New Method: The Story of Louis Braille" <http://louisbrailleschool.org/resources/louis- braille/> (Dec 8, 2009)
