Tips for Reading Braille

How Braille Works

‘Braille’ is a character that is expressed by a combination of six dots.
Various letters and symbols are written by combination of ‘six dots’.

Capital Letter

A capital letter is a two-cell symbol which consists of the prefix.

One uppercase letter :

Two or more uppercase letters :

Number Sign

The braille after the number sign is a number.

Reference

Refer to ICEB

International Council on English Braille (ICEB)
Unified English Braille (UEB)

Want to read Braille

Try to find Braille around town.
But,
If that’s difficult, try to decipher Everyday Braille.

World Braille Day

January 4th is World Braille Day !

It was established by the World Blind Union (WBU).
It was adopted at the World Blind Union General Assembly in 2000 and chosen by the United Nations General Assembly via a proclamation in November 2018.

This day is the birthday of Louis Braille.
He was French and created Braille at the age of fifteen and continued to improve it.
Braille was approved by the French government and later spread throughout the world.