Name _______________________ Date ______________

Name _______________________ Date _______________

Webquest – Louis Braille

Who was Louis Braille and why was he famous?

What is an awl and what was it used for?

Why was a system of raised dots preferable to raised letters?

Where did Louis get originally get the idea to use raised dots to communicate?

How did Louis Braille earn money, first as a teenager and later as an adult?

What word is written below in Braille?

Arrange and number the six dots of the Braille cell.

Circle the dots below that would make a question mark in Braille.

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Internet Sources

1. http://www.rnib.org.uk/wesupply/fctsheet/braille.htm