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Braille Transcriber
Converts written text into Braille for visually impaired readers.
Did you know?
Louis Braille was still a teenage student when he created his raised-dot reading system, inspired by Charles Barbier's 'night writing' code of raised dots.
How subjects help
- Literature: Read closely to keep a book's meaning, layout and punctuation exact in Braille.
- Computer Science: Use Braille software and embossing printers to turn documents into raised dots.
A famous name
Louis Braille: Invented the braille reading system for blind people in 1824, which transcribers still use.
Try it yourself: Write your name in braille
- Draw a row of cells: each cell is two columns of three dot places.
- Using the card, fill in the dots for each letter of your name.
- Press the dots from the back of the paper with a pencil tip, gently, so you can feel bumps on the front.
- Close your eyes and try to read one letter with your fingertip. How does it feel to read by touch?
Braille transcribers turn books, signs and menus into braille accurately, so people who are blind can read them by touch.
Also try: Write down every word exactly.
Known for it in
USA, UK, India, France, Japan