Book Details
Format
Paperback
Pages
64
Language
English
Published
May 1, 2003
Publisher
Bt Bound
ISBN-10
0613684842
ISBN-13
9780613684842
Description
In the early 1800s, blind people had few choices in life: they could play music, weave baskets, or beg. Louis Braille changed all that. As a thirteen-year-old, he developed an alphabet made up of dots and dashes that was easy to learn and quick to read and write. Over time, he refined the alphabet to do away with the dashes. Louis's creation, now called simply "braille," paved the way to knowledge and independence for generations of blind people."