How Braille Works

Stuff You Should Know

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🗓️ 11 February 2010

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Josh and Chuck discuss the Braille alphabet -- from its origins in Charles Barbier's "night writing" system to the many different types of tactile alphabets that exist today -- in this episode of Stuff You Should Know.

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