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Braille Trivia
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- Louis Braille was only 15 years old
when he invented the Braille code.
- The simple six-dot cell created by Louis Braille is used all
over the world by people who read many different languages.
- Books for younger children sometimes have both the print and
braille text on each page so their teachers or parents can follow
along and help.
- Braille takes up more space than print. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is 10 volumes in braille!
- People who read braille can send and receive braille
materials, books, and equipment free of charge through the US Postal
Service.
- A braille watch is read by touch, but it doesn't have braille
numbers; there's not enough room! Instead, there may be a group of
three dots or a short raised line at the 12, two dots at the 3, 6,
and 9, and a single dot to mark the other numbers.
- An asteroid was recently named in honor of Louis Braille.
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