
Triumph over darkness: the life of Louis Braille
Biography of blind or visually impaired persons, Blindness and visual impairment
Human-narrated audio, Automated braille
Summary
Bickel tells the life of Louis Braille, creator of the code of raised dots which allows the blind to read and write. He tells of how Braille was blinded in an accident, and how he began to work on his… tactile system of writing. He also describes the difficulties Braille faced in the initial lack of acceptance of the code by those who refused to recognize a system not based on the shapes of the print alphabet. 1988.