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In 1821 Louis is told about night writing which is almost the same thing as braille by Captain Charles Barbier.
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In 1829 Louis Braille created the writing method for the blind, braille. Picture: Picture of Louis Braille.
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Braille typewriter was created in 1892 by Frank Haven Hall.
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In 1918, United States teachers adopted braille as the official writing for people who are blind, thanks in great part to Helen Keller. Picture: Helen Keller reading a braille book.
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Today, you can find braille on elevators, braille typewriters, atm machines, and even Canadian dollars. Picture: Braille on atm machine.
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My prediction is that there will be braille ipads, ipods, iphones, and itouches.
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Works Cited Braille atm machine. Digital image. Why Do Drive-Up ATM Machines Have Braille Dots? MacNeil/Lehrer Productions, 2012. Web. 31 Oct. 2012. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/businessdesk/2009/06/why-do-drive-up-atm-machines-h.html. "Communication-related Inventors and Inventions." Enchanted Learning. Enchanted Learning.com, 2010. Web. 30 Oct. 2012. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/inventors/communication.shtml. Gallagher, James. "The Braille Page." The Braille Page. Deafblind.com, n.d.
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