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Braille
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Braille or braille  (brl)
n.
A system of writing and printing for blind or visually impaired people, in which varied arrangements of raised dots representing letters and numerals are identified by touch.
tr.v. Brailled or brailled, Braill·ing or braill·ing, Brailles or brailles
To print or transliterate using this system.

[After Louis Braille.]
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Braille
Braille alphabet and numerals

Braille, Louis 1809-1852.
French musician, educator, and inventor of a writing and printing system for blind or visually impaired people (1829). He lost his sight at the age of three.

Braille
Noun
a system of writing for the blind consisting of raised dots interpreted by touch [after Louis Braille, its inventor]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.BrailleBraille - French educator who lost his sight at the age of three and who invented a system of writing and printing for sightless people (1809-1852)
2.braille - a point system of writing in which patterns of raised dots represent letters and numerals
point system - a system of writing or printing using patterns of raised dots that can be read by touch
Verb1.braille - transcribe in braille
transliterate, transcribe - rewrite in a different script; "The Sanskrit text had to be transliterated"
Translations
Braille [breɪl] nBraille m

Braille [breɪl] nbraille m

Braille [breɪl] nBlindenschrift f, Brailleschrift f

Braille [breɪl] nbraille m

braille
n braille [breil]
a system of printing for the blind, using raised dots. brailleskrif طريقة برايل للقراءه система за писане/печатане за слепи с изпъкнал шрифт slepecké písmo blindskrift die Blindenschrift σύστημα γραφής μπράιγ (για όσους αντιμετωπίζουν προβλήματα όρασης) Braille pimedate kiri خط بریل sokeainkirjoitus braille כְּתַב בְרָיִיל उत्कीर्ण लेख, अंधों के लिए उभरी हुई लिपि Brailleovo pismo vakírás huruf braille blindraletur braille 点字 브라유식 점자(법) Brailio raštas Braila / neredzīgo raksts tulisan braille braille blindeskrift alfabet Braille`a braille Braille система шрифта для слепых slepecké písmo Braillova pisava Brajeva azbuka blindskrift ระบบการพิมพ์อักษรเบรลล์สำหรับคนตาบอด Breyl Alfabesi, körler alfabesi (盲人用)點字 шрифт Брайля نابیناؤں کے لئے نقطوں والی بینائی chữ Bray (chữ nổi cho người mù)盲人


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Stacey Trace noted that the local Independent Living Center (ILC) would not provide Brailled material to her:
For example, auxiliary aids useful for persons with impaired vision include readers, Brailled materials, audio recordings, telecommunications devices and other similar services and devices.
I'm looking to expand the Braille service--there is great need because of the lack of Brailled material in our society--but it's still a struggle because people don't know about us.
 
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