Consider the following statements and select the correct answer with the help of codes given below:

(A) There is a special way of reading and writing for people who can’t see. It is called Braille.
(B) It is written on a thin paper (almost carbon copy paper) by making a row of raised points (dots) with a pointed tool.
(C) Braille is read by running the fingers on the raised dots.
(D) The Braille script is based on nine points.

Codes:

Correct option is D

The correct answer is Only A and C.

Braille:

• It is a special way of reading and writing for people who cannot see.
• It is written on thick paper by making a row of raised points (dots) with a pointed tool.
• Braille is read by running the fingers on the raised dots.
• Braille, a universally accepted system of writing used by and for blind persons and consists of a code of 63 characters.
• Each character is made up of one to six raised dots arranged in a six-position matrix or cell.
• The Braille script has undergone many changes these days.
• This has made reading and writing simpler.
• Braille can now also be written using the computer.

Thus,

(A) There is a special way of reading and writing for people who can’t see. It is called Braille.: Correct
(B) It is written on a thin paper (almost carbon copy paper) by making a row of raised points (dots) with a pointed tool: Incorrect
(C) Braille is read by running the fingers on the raised dots: Correct

Additional Information

The invention of Braille:

·       Louis Braille, who was blinded at the age of three, invented the system in 1824.

·       He invented it while he was a student at the Institution Nationale des Jeunes Aveugles (National Institute for Blind Children), Paris.

·       Louis Braille belonged to France.

·       World Braille Day is annually celebrated on January 4, the birthday of Braille inventor, Louis Braille in 1824.