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BRAILLE FROM THE GROUND UP
An Overview of Braille
And Related Assistive Technology
Braille BasicsWhat is Braille Made of?CellsDotsDots are numbered.How is Braille Made?Combinations of dots form letters, punctuation and other symbols. The “10-on-10 pattern. Types of BrailleLiterary BrailleUncontracttedContractedMusic BrailleNemethComputerBraille ProductionSlate and StylusBraille Writer Jot-A-Dot Translation SoftwareBraille Embossers
 
Braille ReadingHardcopyRefreshable BrailleConclusion
 
PATTERNS OF BRAILLE
 The first 10 letters of the alphabet(a-j) contain only the top four dotsof the Braille cell: 1, 2, 4, and 5.
Adding dot 3 to these lettersproduces the next ten letters(K-T).Adding dot 6 to the letters K, L,M, N, and O results in theletters U, V, X, Y, and Z.
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A B C D E F G H I J
A B C D E F G H I J
K L M N O P Q R S T
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Since there is no W in French, the language in which Braille was originally created, Wbreaks the add-dot-6 pattern of the final letters.
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