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Braille

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Tactile Reading

Braille is read by touch, not sight, with fingers moving over the raised dots.

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Students are practicing to read braille with their fingertips.
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Special Tools

To write in braille, tools like a stylus and slate or a braille writer are used.

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She used a slate and stylus to write her name in braille.
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Not Alphabet Exclusive

Braille includes symbols for punctuation, numbers, and formatting, not just letters.

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This braille book has special symbols to indicate chapter titles.
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