Louis Braille By rikouliw Jan 4, 1809 birth 1811 accident 1819 Paris to attend the National Institute for Blind Children 1824 When he was 15, he worked out an adaptation, written with a simple instrument, that met the needs of the sightless 1826 he taught in the Institute 1837 in 1837 he published a three-volume Braille edition of a popular history schoolbook Jan 6, 1852 Death January 6, 1852 Period: 1924 to 2024 Braille code The blind have been using the Braille code ever since.