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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor="#F6F7F7" lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word;-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;-moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Freedom Scientific Blog <donotreply@wordpress.com> <br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, January 4, 2024 7:53 PM<br><b>To:</b> floza58@bellsouth.net<br><b>Subject:</b> Celebrating 200 Years of Braille<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:#F6F7F7;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td width="100%" style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div style='margin-left:30.0pt;margin-right:30.0pt;box-sizing: border-box'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:white;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:30.0pt 42.0pt 30.0pt 42.0pt'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td width="30%" style='width:30.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:.5in;line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><img width=32 height=32 style='width:.3333in;height:.3333in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:~WRD0001.jpg" alt="Image removed by sender. Site logo image"></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='margin-bottom:.5in;text-align:right;line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'>Elizabeth Whitaker posted: " January 4 is World Braille Day. This year, braille is turning 200-years-old. To commemorate this milestone, let’s look back at some of the major events that make up the history of braille. Braille is a system for reading and writing for persons who ar" <span class=header-title><a href="http://blog.freedomscientific.com"><b><span style='color:#101517;text-decoration:none'>Freedom Scientific Blog</span></b></a> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><h1 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;-webkit-font-smoothing: default;-moz-osx-font-smoothing: auto'><span style='font-size:30.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#2D3338;letter-spacing:-.1pt'><a href="https://public-api.wordpress.com/bar/?stat=groovemails-events&bin=wpcom_email_click&redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.freedomscientific.com%2Fcelebrating-200-years-of-braille%2F&sr=0&signature=c6d2ec23d0b37ef4299a0c62ac4a6b8b&blog_id=134131076&user=70dd6cebbdcd75b019096813b73e9d61&_e=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&_z=z"><span style='color:#101517;text-decoration:none'>Celebrating 200 Years of Braille</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></h1><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td width=64 style='width:48.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:24.0pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><img border=0 width=48 height=48 style='width:.5in;height:.5in' id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:~WRD0001.jpg" alt="Image removed by sender."></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=name style='margin:0in'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#101517;letter-spacing:-.1pt'>Elizabeth Whitaker<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=meta style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#646970'>Jan 4 <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><div style='margin-bottom:.25in'><div style='margin-bottom:.25in'><div style='margin-bottom:.25in'><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.25in;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#101517'>January 4 is World Braille Day. This year, braille is turning 200-years-old. To commemorate this milestone, let’s look back at some of the major events that make up the history of braille.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.25in;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#101517'>Braille is a system for reading and writing for persons who are blind. It uses raised dots that represent the alphabet, numbers, and punctuation. It gives us access to a wide range of materials, enabling independence at home, in school, and in the workplace.<o:p></o:p></span></p><h2 style='mso-margin-top-alt:.5in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.25in;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:21.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#2D3338'>The Origins of Braille<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.25in;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#101517'>The origins of braille date back to the early 1800s and a man named Charles Barbier who developed a system called Night Writing while serving in the French army. This system enabled soldiers to communicate safely at night without the use of lanterns. They could read combat messages while undetected by the enemy. This system would later be adapted into what we now know as braille.<o:p></o:p></span></p><h2 style='mso-margin-top-alt:.5in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.25in;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:21.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#2D3338'>Louis Braille<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.25in;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#101517'>Louis Braille was born on January 4, 1809, in Coupvray, France. He lost his sight at a very young age from an accident in his father’s workshop. He enrolled at the National Institute of the Blind in Paris at age 10. It was there at age 15 that he modified Barbier’s code to create a more efficient communication system for individuals who are blind.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.25in;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#101517'>In 1853, Braille passed away at age 43. One year later, France adopted braille as the official communication system for persons who were blind. In 1860, it was adopted in the United States by the Missouri School for the Blind in St. Louis.<o:p></o:p></span></p><h2 style='mso-margin-top-alt:.5in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.25in;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:21.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#2D3338'>Braille Timeline<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#101517'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#101517'><a href="https://www.afb.org/about-afb/history/helen-keller/books-essays-speeches/education/braille-magic-wand-blind"><span style='color:#007117'>1869</span></a> – The braille code was introduced in England and recognized as a standard, though some institutions did not discard the use of other communication systems for quite some time.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:.25in;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#101517'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#101517'><a href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/Braille-writing-system"><span style='color:#007117'>1932</span></a> – Braille was adopted as the standard English code for reading and writing.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:.25in;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#101517'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#101517'><a href="https://thinkerbelllabs.com/blog/braille-and-onward-history-visual-impairment-education/"><span style='color:#007117'>1932 to late 1960s</span></a> – Most students who were blind were taught how to read and write in braille.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:.25in;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#101517'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#101517'><a href="https://www.ada.gov/cguide.htm#anchor65610'"><span style='color:#007117'>1973</span></a> – The National Rehabilitation Act enabled students who were blind to attend public schools, though braille was not taught to all these students.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:.25in;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#101517'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#101517'><a href="https://www.mottchildren.org/health-library/ue4929"><span style='color:#007117'>1975</span></a> – Congress passed The Education of All Handicap Children Act, which also includes the Free and Appropriate Education Act, entitling all qualified persons with disabilities within a school district’s jurisdiction to a free public education.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:.25in;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#101517'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#101517'><a href="https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/STATUTE-105/pdf/STATUTE-105-Pg333.pdf"><span style='color:#007117'>1991</span></a> - The National Literacy Act defines “literacy” as “an individual’s ability to read, write, and speak in English, and compute and solve problems at levels of proficiency necessary to function on the job and in society to achieve one’s goals and develop one’s knowledge and potential.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:.25in;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#101517'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#101517'><a href="https://sites.ed.gov/idea/"><span style='color:#007117'>1997</span></a> - The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) was revised to include the instruction and use of braille for school students. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:.25in;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#101517'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#101517'><a href="https://www.brailleauthority.org/ueb/implementation/statement.html"><span style='color:#007117'>2012</span></a> - The United States members of the Braille Authority of North America (BANA) voted to adopt Unified English Braille (UEB) to replace English Braille American Edition in the United States. UEB is an English language Braille code standard that was developed to permit a uniform representation of the wide variety of literary and technical material in use in the English-speaking world today. It is intended to provide one set of rules for global application across various types of English-language material.<o:p></o:p></span></p><h2 style='mso-margin-top-alt:.5in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.25in;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:21.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#2D3338'>Louis Braille’s Legacy<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.25in;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#101517'>Louis Braille’s legacy has significantly impacted the lives of individuals who are blind worldwide, empowering success in all facets of education and careers. 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