CHAPTER 1 READING BY FEELING Louis Braille lived in France during the early 1800s He was a teacher But he is best known for creating braille People who are blind use this system to read and write WATCH A VIDEO HERE 4
Braille books use raised dots to represent letters and words 5
Louis Braille grew up in this house in Coupvray France Louis became blind as a young child At the time few blind children went to school They couldn't read books or see 6
what the teacher wrote on the board Some blind students learned by listening But many never learned to read or write Long ago students learned to write using a slate and piece of chalk 7
