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Louis braille. American Age of Reform Ysmael Peguero/ Hector Lugo American Studies . The Blind Beginning. People, for a long time, believed that the blind could not find a way to read. Blind people were also unable to vote, which is an important right for Americans
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Louis braille American Age of Reform Ysmael Peguero/ Hector Lugo American Studies
The Blind Beginning • People, for a long time, believed that the blind could not find a way to read. • Blind people were also unable to vote, which is an important right for Americans • Fortunately, a light would soon shine in the 1820’s.
Louis Braille Biography • Born January 4, 1809 in Coupvray, France • Became blind at age 3 - Accidentally infected both eyes with an awl (sharp tool for making holes) • Expanded on Charles Barbier’s work on sonography • Charles had invented a 12 raised dot language to interchange secret information between soldiers.
Biography… • Braille was elected to become a professor at the National Institute of Blind Youth in 1826 • Today’s Braille system was finally completed in 1834 • Braille made it possible for blind people to vote.
Louis Braille’s Education • Louis attended school with sighted children for approximately two years • Attended the Institut National des Jeunes Aveugles (National Institute of Blind Youth) in 1819 • Learned to play the piano and organ
The Big Bang of Braille:How it all started • Braille soon experimented with forms of the modern-day braille • Through usage of the braille system, blind individuals learned write by punching dots into paper with a pointed instrument that was lined up with a metal guide. • Published the first braille book in 1829
America’s Introduction to the Braille System • Louis was forced to resign from his teaching position in 1835 after falling ill from TB. • A musician student of Louis accredited Louis in a concert, thus creating world-wide interest. • Although previously completed, the system was accepted in 1854 (2 years after Braille’s death) • The system was later introduced at the Missouri School for the Blind in 1860
Braille Statistics • As reported in 2009: 90 % of children who are not taught to read are blind • There are not many Braille educators in America. • 70% of the unemployment rate among the blind has been directly linked to inadequate Braille education • In 2009 the United States introduced the Bicentennial Silver dollar to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Louis Braille. -One side of the coin features a portrait of Louis Braille. The opposite side shows a child reading a book in Braille with the word “Braille” (abbreviated BRL in Braille code) above him. -The word "Independence" is featured on a bookshelf behind the child. (Visit www.nfb.org to purchase a coin)
BLIND MUSICIAN-Vasily Perov The portrait by Vasily Perov portrays a blind man playing a musical instrument. This portrait is appropriate for the study of Louis Braille because Louis Braille was a remarkable man who overcame his disability and made a difference for millions of people. Louis Braille was also a musician as the gentleman in the picture, which reveals the intelligence and perseverance that Louis possessed .
Cited Sources • http://www.afb.org/braillebug/louis_braille_bio.asp • http://www.notablebiographies.com/Br-Ca/Braille-Louis.html • www.nyise.org/springbrook/blind/barbier2.htm • http://www.nfb.org/nfb/HAVA_legislation.asp?SnID=53512754 • http://www.nfb.org/nfb/Default.asp • http://www.abcgallery.com/P/perov/perov19.html
