Louis braille story

The Story of Louis Braille: Inventor of the Braille Code

Louis Braille was a French Educator who invented a tactile system of reading and writing for the blind and visually impaired in 1824.

The system is called braille and it consists of raised dot codes that are used worldwide to read and write until this day.

Louis Braille was born on January 4, 1809 in Coupvray, France. His story began at the age of 3 when Louis’ parents Monique and Simon-Rene Braille were making harnesses and saddles one day in their workshop.

Louis grabbed an awl from the workshop, started playing with it and accidentally injured one of his eyes with it. Both eyes became infected resulting in complete blindness by the age of 5. 

Louis’ parents wanted him to obtain an education and enrolled their son at the village’s school where Louis learned by listening.

He was a determined student and at the age of 10 received a scholarship to attend the National Institute for Blind Youth in Pari