A to Z Challenge- People, Qualities or Things that inspired me – B

AtoZChallenge, prompts

For Letter B, I have chosen Louis Braille.

Louis Braille Biography

Source; Who 2.com

Louis Braille was a French musician and educator who developed the now-famous raised-point writing system for the blind that bears his name.

Braille became blind as a result of an eye injury at the age of three. Despite his impairment, he went to a regular school, then earned acceptance to a state school for the blind.

By the time he was 15 years old he had perfected a system of embossed dots that could be used to translate text through the sense of touch.

Braille first published his system in 1829, but it wasn’t until the last years of his life that it became to be widely accepted.

Braille suffered bouts of ill health throughout most of his adult life, probably because of tuberculosis.

After his death the “braille” system was promoted by his former students and friends, and by 1854 his home nation of France had officially adopted it.

It spread internationally and is now the most widely-used system for teaching the written word to the blind.

I had heard of Braille but when I researched, I can across this amazing and inspiring man. Unbelievable are his achievements, and that too at such a young age. Truly an inspiration to us all.

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Published by Sadje

I am writing to express my opinion, share my experiences and to maybe provide some insight. My blog is addressing women at 50 ( but men are welcome to read my posts) ,their issues and the questions that come up at this stage in life. I don’t aim to teach, but to learn together.

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30 thoughts on “A to Z Challenge- People, Qualities or Things that inspired me – B”

  5. I love to learn new things, thank you! That’s an incredible story of a young man who became blind, yet accomplished and contributed so much to the world.

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