Braille Contractions: The Full UEB Grade 2 List
All 180 contractions of Unified English Braille (Grade 2), grouped into their seven types, with the dots of each cell, example words and when each can be used.
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About braille, accessibility and inclusive education. We write what we wish we had found when we started.
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Braille Games and Activities: 15 Classroom Ideas
Fifteen braille games and activities for the classroom, grouped by the skill they build, with the age range, cheap materials and how each one is played.
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Is Braille the Same in Every Language?
Braille is not universal. The six-dot cell is; what each combination means is not. How braille works in French, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Arabic and Chinese.
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Braille Music: How Sheet Music Works in Dots
How braille music works: one cell holds a note's pitch and length, octave marks replace the staff, and piano scores go bar over bar. With the note chart.
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Braille Numbers: How to Write 0 to 9 and Beyond
How numbers work in braille: the numeric indicator (dots 3-4-5-6) before the letters a to j. The 0–9 chart, commas, decimals, times, prices and common mistakes.
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How to Learn Braille as an Adult, Step by Step
How to learn braille from scratch: where to start, the order that makes the alphabet easy, how long it really takes, and the mistakes that make people give up.
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How to Read Braille: A Beginner's Guide
How to read braille: how the six dots are numbered, how fingers read them, how fast blind readers go, and how long it takes a sighted adult to learn by touch.
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How to Write Braille: Slate, Stylus and Perkins
How to write braille with a slate and stylus, on a Perkins brailler or on a phone: how each tool works, why the slate goes right to left, and where to start.
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I Love You in Braille: Names and Phrases
How to write I love you in braille, in grade 1 and grade 2, and how to write any name: the capital sign, 20 popular names, contractions and what to check first.
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Who Was Louis Braille, the Inventor of Braille?
Louis Braille was born in 1809, went blind as a small child and, at fifteen, cut a 12-dot code down to six. His life, the key dates and what is still disputed.
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Spanish Braille Alphabet: Letters, Accents and Ñ
The Spanish braille alphabet: all 32 cells, with ñ and the accented vowels, capitals, numbers and punctuation, and exactly how it differs from English braille.
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What Is Braille? The Six-Dot Code Explained
What braille is: six raised dots read by touch, not a language. How the cell works, Grade 1 and Grade 2, where braille is used, and why it varies by language.
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World Braille Day: Why January 4?
World Braille Day is January 4, Louis Braille's birthday. The UN proclaimed it in resolution 73/161 and it has been observed since 2019. What the text says.