References & Acknowledgements

#1. The Inventor:

Information adapted from ‘ The Life of Louis Braille’, Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB), 2008. From RNIB web-site, accessed 27th October 2008.

#2. Sequences:

Information adapted from ‘National Braille Week: Teachers’ resource booklet’ presented by Royal Blind Society (now Vision Australia), Association for the Blind of WA, Royal Blind Foundation of Queensland (now Vision Australia), Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind (now Vision Australia), Royal Guide Dogs for the Blind – Tasmania, and the Royal Society for the Blind – South Australia.

#3. Punctuation:

Information adapted from ‘National Braille Week: Teachers’ resource booklet’ presented by Royal Blind Society (now Vision Australia), Association for the Blind of WA, Royal Blind Foundation of Queensland (now Vision Australia), Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind (now Vision Australia), Royal Guide Dogs for the Blind – Tasmania, and the Royal Society for the Blind – South Australia.

#4. Contracted Braille:

Information adapted from ‘Introduction to Braille’ course notes prepared by the Hadley School for the Blind, Winnetka, Illinois, USA.