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Louis Braille. Louis Braille Louis Braille was born in the Coupvray, France on
January 4, 1809. ... It would later be renamed to Rue Louis Braille. ...
... When Louis Braille invented braille, a window opened up to sightless individuals
everywhere; they were no longer at disadvantage to peers who could easily read ...
... Helena, where he died in 1821. Louis Braille (1809-1852) invented the system of
raised dots which form letters for the visually impaired to read. ...
... In 1952, during the Louis Braille Centennial Commemoration, Helen was made a chevalier
of the French Legion of Honor ("Hero" 2) She had finally received all ...
... read. Louis Braille invented a way of reading for the blind in 1829, which
can be described as having raised dots on paper. Annie ...
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Louis Braille
Louis Braille was born in the Coupvray, France on January 4, 1809. His mother
and father were Monique and Simon René Braille. Louis was the youngest of four other
children. Their names were Louis-Simon, Catherine-Josephine, and Marie-Celine.
Louis' father, Simon René, was a saddler. He made saddles and harnesses for
horses. His father had also been a saddler. Louis family led a simple, ordinary life. They
owned their farmhouse and seven and a half acres of land. Louis dad's workshop was
also on this land. The Braille's didn't have that much money, but there was always
plenty of food on the table. The family lived on a road called Chemin des Buttes. It
would later be renamed to Rue Louis Braille.
Louis would often visit his dad in the workshop. To Louis the shop was an
exiting adventure every time he would walk in there. The workshop smelt of leather, and
bridles, reins, and straps hung everywhere. In the middle of the workshop stood a bench
with many sharp tool. Not a very safe place for a three year old.
The tragedy is not known in perfect detail. Nor is the exact date known. But it
happened sometime in the year 1812. The investigating three-year-old boy climbed onto
the workbench in the workshop when his father was not looking. Louis reached for an
awl or knife. Soon after, people nearby heard yelling coming from the workshop. Louis
was crying, and blood gushed down his face. His hands had slipped off the sharp tool,
and the awl had cut into his eye. Louis mom and dad did every thing they could for the
helpless child. They cleaned the bleeding eye and covered it up with bandages. When
the...
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