Lanarkshire teen with sight condition celebrates anniversary of the birth of Braille

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A Blantyre teen has explained how Braille, the system of raised dots that has enabled blind people to read and write, is as vital as ever.Working with the country's leading sight loss charity, Royal National Institute of Blind People Scotland, Nicola McCrory helped mark the anniversary of the birth of its inventor Louis Braille (1809-52), the Frenchman who himself became blind at the age of four on Wednesday, January 4.The braille system is based on six raised dots, arranged in two columns of three.

Variations of the six dots represent the letters of the alphabet, punctuation and groups of letters.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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Although I can also read 72 font-size text with my sight, I do like using braille because a lot of word and letter combinations are contracted so it is quicker to type. "I enjoy books in both braille and audio.