Braille translator
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A Braille translator is a software program that translates a script into Braille
cells, and sends it to a Braille embosser
, which produces a hard copy in Braille script of the original text. Basically only the script is transformed, not the language.
Braille
The Braille system is a method that is widely used by blind people to read and write, and was the first digital form of writing.Braille was devised in 1825 by Louis Braille, a blind Frenchman. Each Braille character, or cell, is made up of six dot positions, arranged in a rectangle containing two...
cells, and sends it to a Braille embosser
Braille embosser
A Braille embosser is a printer, necessarily an impact printer, that renders text as tactile Braille cells. Using Braille translation software, a document can be embossed with relative ease, making Braille production much more efficient and cost-effective....
, which produces a hard copy in Braille script of the original text. Basically only the script is transformed, not the language.