Who
Who was Braille named after?
Louis Braille
What body part do blind people use to read the dots?
Their fingers
When was Louis Braille born?
In 1809
Where was Louis Braille born?
Because that was Louis' last name
Who had a workshop with sharp tools in it?
Louis' father
What did soldiers punch into paper when they were using the captain's system?
Symbols
When did Louis injure his eye and become blind?
At age three
Where did Louis play the organ?
At his church
Why did Louis do well at his regular school?
Because he had a strong memory
Who came to Louis' school to introduce the system of reading and writing for the blind that he had created?
An army captain
What happened to cause Louis to become blind?
Louis injured his eye with a sharp tool from his father's workshop, and both of his eyes became infected.
When did Louis begin attending a school for blind students?
At age 10
Where did Louis' parents send Louis for school when he first became blind?
To a regular school
Why didn't the teachers and directors at the school for the blind like Louis' dot system?
Because they were worried that the blind people would become too independent and would not need them to teach anymore
Who was delighted about how well Louis' system worked?
Louis' blind classmates
What disease did Louis die from?
Tuberculosis
When did Louis Braille die?
In 1852
Where did Louis start going to school when he was 10 years old?
Why had the army captain invented the dot system?
So that soldiers could send messages to each other at night without needing light or having to talk
Who did not like Louis' system of reading?
The teachers and director of the school
What were three jobs that Louis had at the end of his life?
Teacher, author, and organ player
When did Louis’ dot system become the system of reading and writing for all blind people worldwide?
Years after Louis' death
When Louis became a teacher, where did he work?
At his former school
Why was Louis disappointed around the time of his death?
Because his dot system was not being used anywhere other than his school