What Is Braille?

What Is Braille? — page 3 — Kaitlyn uses her Perkins Brailler machine to write are printed in Braille She can read along with the rest of her class They read the the words with their eyes Kaitlyn glides her fingers over the lines on her Braille pages Braille also helps Kaitlyn write her work Her Braille teacher copies her work in print This way the classroom teacher can read it 6

What Is Braille? — page 4 — A teacher helps her student learn to use a special Braille writer 7

What Is Braille? — page 5 — This portable Braille computer helps blind people read what is on a computer screen 8

What Is Braille? — page 6 — Kaitlyn lives on a farm in Illinois Her family raises corn beans beef cattle and goats Kaitlyn has raised several goats herself She feeds and grooms them every day One of her goats won first place in a statewide contest Kaitlyn loves to play outdoors She likes to bounce on her trampoline and run around with her friends On rainy days however she stays inside Sometimes she reads or writes stories in Braille Usually she uses a machine called a Perkins Brailler when she writes She also has a Braille notetaker The notetaker is like a computer with a Braille display instead of a screen Kaitlyn knows that Braille is very useful and that it will help her throughout her life Let’s read more about Braille and the people who use it 9

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