Re: [AI] The story of Louis Braille's life, told in a lively style
Hello, I prepared a chronological sketch on history of education for the blind and on the life of Monsieur Louis Braille for an exhibition based on the article at www.brailler.com I am pasting below for you. If you want to read Braille's biographies in braille, you can visit the web site of Blind Persons' Association at www.bpa.org.in They sell books at reasonable prices. Best regards, Amiyo. Cell: +91-9433464329 History of Education of the Sightless Date Event 1260 King Louis IX of France founded Quinze-Vingts, the first-ever formal institution for sightless people, providing 300 French knights whose eyes were put out as a punishment by the Saracens during the crusade 1745 Valentin Haüy, the founder of the first blind school, was born 1771 Haüy witnessed 8 sightless people from Quinze-Vingts performing a jocular dance at the St. Ovid's Fair in Paris and became convinced of their potentials 1784 Valentin Haüy founded the Royal Institution for Blind Children, the world's first blind school in Paris depending on books of raised letters on soaked paper The following blind schools were soon founded using many of Haüy's ideas and methods 1791 First blind school established in England at Liverpool 1804 First blind school established in Austria at Vienna 1806 First blind school established in Germany at Berlin 1808 Ironically, the first working print typewriter was devised in Italy to help a blind countess produce legible writing for sighted people 1822 Valentin Haüy died in Paris 1824 Louis Braille developed Braille system (named after him and used now all over the world) upon Charles Barbier's artillery code of dots and dashes using 6 dots 1837 The State of Ohio set up the first blind school in the USA 1841 A blind inventor, Pierre Foucault, invented a machine called a "piston board," to punch complete dot-drawn letters 1847 Pierre Foucault invented the "keyboard printer" (essentially, a typewriter) enabling blind people to write to sighted people in black type 1868 William Bell Wait introduced New York Point system, a variant of Braille, popularly used in America (later eclipsed by braille system) 1886 First institution for the sightless in India set up at Amritswar 1894 The setting up of Calcutta Blind School, the first of its kind in Eastern India, by Lal Bihari Shah 1916 Braille was adopted as the standard method of reading and writing for sightless people in the USA Louis Braille Date Event 1809Jan.4 Louis Braille, the inventor of Braille system, was born at Coupvray near Paris 1812 Louis injured his eye in an accident while playing with his father's tools 1819 Louis got admission in Haüy's school 1821 Louis saw the tactile artillery code of dots and dashes used for communication in the dark developed by Charles Barbier 1824 Louis developed Braille system upon Barbier's method using 6 dots 1829 Louis published Method of Writing Words, Music, and Plain Songs by Means of Dots, for Use by the Blind and Arranged for Them, his first complete book about his new system 1834 Demonstration of Braille's system in the International Paris Exposition of Industry 1837 The first braille book, a three-volume history of France, was published 1852Jan.6 Louis Braille died of tuberculosis 1854 France adopted Braille as its official communications system for blind people 1870 Acceptance of Braille system throughout Europe 1952 Louis's body was interred in the Pantheon on his death centenary following a huge public ceremony at the Sorbonne attended by dignitaries from all over the world including Helen Keller To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
Re: [AI] The story of Louis Braille's life, told in a lively style
www.afb.org - Original Message - From: "amar jain" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Saturday, January 05, 2008 9:50 AM Subject: Re: [AI] The story of Louis Braille's life, told in a lively style > Respected Sir, > Thanks for such a good article, Can you please tell me the website? Is > it afb.net or is it the website of RNIB? Please let me know if I am > rong it is my guess only. Because I want to keep this site in my best > sites's folder because you coppied good things from this website and I > will be glad to see the updates. > With Best Regards, > > On 1/3/08, raju <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> The story of Louis Braille's life, told in a lively style >> >> >> >> Louis Braille >> >> >> >> www.afb.org >> >> >> >> >> >> Louis Braille (1809-1852) >> >> >> >> Six dots. Six bumps. Six bumps in different patterns, like >> constellations, >> spreading out over the page. What are they? Numbers, letters, words. Who >> made this code? None other than Louis Braille, a French 12-year-old, who >> was >> also blind. And his work changed the world of reading and writing, >> forever. >> >> >> >> Louis was from a small town called Coupvray, near Paris-he was born on >> January 4 in 1809. Louis became blind by accident, when he was 3 years >> old. >> Deep in his Dad's harness workshop, Louis tried to be like his Dad, but >> it >> went very wrong; he grabbed an awl, a sharp tool for making holes, and >> the >> tool slid and hurt his eye. The wound got infected, and the infection >> spread, and soon, Louis was blind in both eyes. >> >> All of a sudden, Louis needed a new way to learn. He stayed at his old >> school for two more years, but he couldn't learn everything just by >> listening. Things were looking up when Louis got a scholarship to the >> Royal >> Institution for Blind Youth in Paris, when he was 10. But even there, >> most >> of the teachers just talked at the students. The library had 14 huge >> books >> with raised letters that were very hard to read. Louis was impatient. >> >> Then in 1821, a former soldier named Charles Barbier visited the school. >> Barbier shared his invention called "night writing," a code of 12 raised >> dots that let soldiers share top-secret information on the battlefield >> without even having to speak. Unfortunately, the code was too hard for >> the >> soldiers, but not for 12-year-old Louis! >> >> Louis trimmed Barbier's 12 dots into 6, ironed out the system by the time >> he >> was 15, then published the first-ever braille book in 1829. But did he >> stop >> there? No way! In 1837, he added symbols for math and music. But since >> the >> public was skeptical, blind students had to study braille on their own. >> Even >> at the Royal Institution, where Louis taught after he graduated, braille >> wasn't taught until after his death. Braille began to spread worldwide in >> 1868, when a group of British men, now known as the Royal National >> Institute >> for the Blind, took up the cause. >> >> Now practically every country in the world uses braille. Braille books >> have >> double-sided pages, which saves a lot of space. Braille signs help blind >> people get around in public spaces. And, most important, blind people can >> communicate independently, without needing print. >> >> Louis proved that if you have the motivation, you can do incredible >> things. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Where Can I Find a Picture of Louis Braille? >> >> >> >> We hear this question a lot-why are there no photographs of Louis Braille >> on >> the Braille Bug site? >> >> >> >> We looked long and hard for a photograph of Louis Braille. But he died in >> 1852, and at that time photography had been around for only 13 years. It >> was >> still a relatively difficult and rare process. >> >> Also, Louis Braille's code for reading wasn't adopted by the school where >> he >> taught until eight years before he died. France didn't officially adopt >> Braille's system until two years after he died. It wasn't until 1890 that >> the code was adopted in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, England, Germany, >> Spain, >> and Scotland-and it took even longer to reach the United States. Louis
Re: [AI] The story of Louis Braille's life, told in a lively style
Respected Sir, Thanks for such a good article, Can you please tell me the website? Is it afb.net or is it the website of RNIB? Please let me know if I am rong it is my guess only. Because I want to keep this site in my best sites's folder because you coppied good things from this website and I will be glad to see the updates. With Best Regards, On 1/3/08, raju <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The story of Louis Braille's life, told in a lively style > > > > Louis Braille > > > > www.afb.org > > > > > > Louis Braille (1809-1852) > > > > Six dots. Six bumps. Six bumps in different patterns, like constellations, > spreading out over the page. What are they? Numbers, letters, words. Who > made this code? None other than Louis Braille, a French 12-year-old, who was > also blind. And his work changed the world of reading and writing, forever. > > > > Louis was from a small town called Coupvray, near Paris-he was born on > January 4 in 1809. Louis became blind by accident, when he was 3 years old. > Deep in his Dad's harness workshop, Louis tried to be like his Dad, but it > went very wrong; he grabbed an awl, a sharp tool for making holes, and the > tool slid and hurt his eye. The wound got infected, and the infection > spread, and soon, Louis was blind in both eyes. > > All of a sudden, Louis needed a new way to learn. He stayed at his old > school for two more years, but he couldn't learn everything just by > listening. Things were looking up when Louis got a scholarship to the Royal > Institution for Blind Youth in Paris, when he was 10. But even there, most > of the teachers just talked at the students. The library had 14 huge books > with raised letters that were very hard to read. Louis was impatient. > > Then in 1821, a former soldier named Charles Barbier visited the school. > Barbier shared his invention called "night writing," a code of 12 raised > dots that let soldiers share top-secret information on the battlefield > without even having to speak. Unfortunately, the code was too hard for the > soldiers, but not for 12-year-old Louis! > > Louis trimmed Barbier's 12 dots into 6, ironed out the system by the time he > was 15, then published the first-ever braille book in 1829. But did he stop > there? No way! In 1837, he added symbols for math and music. But since the > public was skeptical, blind students had to study braille on their own. Even > at the Royal Institution, where Louis taught after he graduated, braille > wasn't taught until after his death. Braille began to spread worldwide in > 1868, when a group of British men, now known as the Royal National Institute > for the Blind, took up the cause. > > Now practically every country in the world uses braille. Braille books have > double-sided pages, which saves a lot of space. Braille signs help blind > people get around in public spaces. And, most important, blind people can > communicate independently, without needing print. > > Louis proved that if you have the motivation, you can do incredible things. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Where Can I Find a Picture of Louis Braille? > > > > We hear this question a lot-why are there no photographs of Louis Braille on > the Braille Bug site? > > > > We looked long and hard for a photograph of Louis Braille. But he died in > 1852, and at that time photography had been around for only 13 years. It was > still a relatively difficult and rare process. > > Also, Louis Braille's code for reading wasn't adopted by the school where he > taught until eight years before he died. France didn't officially adopt > Braille's system until two years after he died. It wasn't until 1890 that > the code was adopted in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, England, Germany, Spain, > and Scotland-and it took even longer to reach the United States. Louis > Braille really became more famous after his death! > > Maybe people didn't think of taking a photo of him while he was alive > because they didn't know how famous he would later become. But someone did > think to take an old type of "photo" called a daguerreotype shortly after > his death. Here is a > > portrait of Louis Braille > > that was based on the daguerreotype. You can see this image, as well as > others, in a new biography from National Braille Press entitled Louis > Braille: A Touch of Genius . As the author notes, "This is the visage of a > dead man; in life, he kept his eyes open." > > The only other image we have of Louis Braille is a sculpted bust, which can > be found at the school in Paris where he taught, the Royal Institution for > Blind Youth. > > It's hard to remember in these days of digital cameras and instant pictures > how young photography actually is. Sculpture has been around for thousands > of years-photography for only 165 years! > > - The Braille Bug > > > > > > - > > > > What is Braille? > > > > What When you first look at something written in braille, all you see (or > feel) is a jumble of dots! However, like any other code, braille is based
[AI] The story of Louis Braille's life, told in a lively style
The story of Louis Braille's life, told in a lively style Louis Braille www.afb.org Louis Braille (1809-1852) Six dots. Six bumps. Six bumps in different patterns, like constellations, spreading out over the page. What are they? Numbers, letters, words. Who made this code? None other than Louis Braille, a French 12-year-old, who was also blind. And his work changed the world of reading and writing, forever. Louis was from a small town called Coupvray, near Paris-he was born on January 4 in 1809. Louis became blind by accident, when he was 3 years old. Deep in his Dad's harness workshop, Louis tried to be like his Dad, but it went very wrong; he grabbed an awl, a sharp tool for making holes, and the tool slid and hurt his eye. The wound got infected, and the infection spread, and soon, Louis was blind in both eyes. All of a sudden, Louis needed a new way to learn. He stayed at his old school for two more years, but he couldn't learn everything just by listening. Things were looking up when Louis got a scholarship to the Royal Institution for Blind Youth in Paris, when he was 10. But even there, most of the teachers just talked at the students. The library had 14 huge books with raised letters that were very hard to read. Louis was impatient. Then in 1821, a former soldier named Charles Barbier visited the school. Barbier shared his invention called "night writing," a code of 12 raised dots that let soldiers share top-secret information on the battlefield without even having to speak. Unfortunately, the code was too hard for the soldiers, but not for 12-year-old Louis! Louis trimmed Barbier's 12 dots into 6, ironed out the system by the time he was 15, then published the first-ever braille book in 1829. But did he stop there? No way! In 1837, he added symbols for math and music. But since the public was skeptical, blind students had to study braille on their own. Even at the Royal Institution, where Louis taught after he graduated, braille wasn't taught until after his death. Braille began to spread worldwide in 1868, when a group of British men, now known as the Royal National Institute for the Blind, took up the cause. Now practically every country in the world uses braille. Braille books have double-sided pages, which saves a lot of space. Braille signs help blind people get around in public spaces. And, most important, blind people can communicate independently, without needing print. Louis proved that if you have the motivation, you can do incredible things. Where Can I Find a Picture of Louis Braille? We hear this question a lot-why are there no photographs of Louis Braille on the Braille Bug site? We looked long and hard for a photograph of Louis Braille. But he died in 1852, and at that time photography had been around for only 13 years. It was still a relatively difficult and rare process. Also, Louis Braille's code for reading wasn't adopted by the school where he taught until eight years before he died. France didn't officially adopt Braille's system until two years after he died. It wasn't until 1890 that the code was adopted in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, England, Germany, Spain, and Scotland-and it took even longer to reach the United States. Louis Braille really became more famous after his death! Maybe people didn't think of taking a photo of him while he was alive because they didn't know how famous he would later become. But someone did think to take an old type of "photo" called a daguerreotype shortly after his death. Here is a portrait of Louis Braille that was based on the daguerreotype. You can see this image, as well as others, in a new biography from National Braille Press entitled Louis Braille: A Touch of Genius . As the author notes, "This is the visage of a dead man; in life, he kept his eyes open." The only other image we have of Louis Braille is a sculpted bust, which can be found at the school in Paris where he taught, the Royal Institution for Blind Youth. It's hard to remember in these days of digital cameras and instant pictures how young photography actually is. Sculpture has been around for thousands of years-photography for only 165 years! - The Braille Bug - What is Braille? What When you first look at something written in braille, all you see (or feel) is a jumble of dots! However, like any other code, braille is based on a logical system. Once you understand it, you'll be able to read and write braille easily. That's because braille is not a language, it's just another way to read and write English (or any other language, such as Japanese). Learn more in "Braille: Deciphering the Code" and check out the other links below. Braille: Deciphering the Code Trivia Braille Technology Printable Braille Alphabet Key braille alphabet card ...Overview of the Braille Bug Site... table with 2 columns and 44 rows Six tiny raised dots, ingeniously
