Braille, L. (English spelling) BrailleL

Japanese: Braille,L.(英語表記)BrailleL
Braille, L. (English spelling) BrailleL

…It is a symbolic writing system that blind people read with their fingertips, and is made up of a combination of raised dots on the surface of paper. The Braille system that is currently used worldwide was invented in 1829 by the blind Frenchman Louis Braille (1809-52). This enabled blind people to read and write freely for the first time, and brought about a revolutionary advance in educational methods. Braille's Braille system is made up of six dots, three vertically and two horizontally, and the alphabet is represented by the way these are arranged. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Braille, L." is listed below.

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Japanese:

…盲人が指先で読む記号文字で,紙面に凸起した点の組合せで構成される。現在世界的に通用している点字はフランスの盲人ブライユLouis Braille(1809‐52)が1829年に考案したもので,これにより盲人ははじめて自由に読み書きができるようになり,教育方法に画期的進歩がもたらされた。ブライユの点字は縦3点横2列の6点を単位とし,その配列方法によりアルファベットを表す。…

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