tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6903764.post116793603713194149..comments2024-03-21T00:25:49.444-04:00Comments on Disability Studies, Temple U.: January 4: Louis Braille (1809-1852)Mike Dornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00373835106026166507noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6903764.post-83465752642229069892007-07-09T07:29:00.000-04:002007-07-09T07:29:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6903764.post-1167993431040422162007-01-05T05:37:00.000-05:002007-01-05T05:37:00.000-05:00it's called using a slate and stylus. slate is the...it's called using a slate and stylus. slate is the metal template part and stylus is the awl-ish part.<BR/><BR/>check out this online smorgasbord slate and stylus info and photos:<BR/>http://www.brailleslates.org/<BR/><BR/>here's a bit of history of tactile codes, with photos of modern braille writing devices:<BR/>http://www.tsbvi.edu/Outreach/seehear/spring06/history.htmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6903764.post-1167955673815712982007-01-04T19:07:00.000-05:002007-01-04T19:07:00.000-05:00the weirdly ironic thing is that when you write br...the weirdly ironic thing is that when you write braille by hand, you may do it using a template and a punch thing very like an awl. i have used this method a few times and i am not at all sure what it's called but maybe someone more knowledgeable can comment it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com