Louis braille video biography on mlk day

Louis Braille (brayl; French:[lwibʁɑj]; 4 January 1809 – 6 January 1852) was a French educator and the inventor of a reading and writing system named after him, braille, intended for use by visually impaired people.

His system is used worldwide and remains virtually unchanged to this day.

Dramatizes the life of Louis Braille, including the events that So many videos about braille or blindness but none are narrated.

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Dramatizes the life of Louis Braille, including the events that caused him to become blind as well as the cause of his death in at the age of 43 of.

Louis Braille
Born	(1809-01-04)4 January 1809 Coupvray, French Empire
Died	6 January 1852(1852-01-06) (aged 43) Paris, French Republic
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Known for	Braille

Braille was blinded in one eye at the age of three.

This occurred as a result from an accident with a stitching awl in his father's harness making shop. Consequently, an infection set in and spread to both eyes, resulting in total blindness.^[1] At that time, there were not many resources in place for the blind, but he nevertheless excelled in his education and received a scholarship to France's Royal Institute for Blind Youth.

While still a student there, he began