Louis Braille certainly did not. When he was three, Louis Braille got into an accident in his father's workshop with an awl, a tool with a long, pointed spike, leaving him blind in one eye. His blind eye quickly became infected, which then spread to the other eye causing him to become totally blind. read more
Louis Braille was born in Coupvray, France, on January 4, 1809. He attended the National Institute for Blind Youth in Paris, France, as a student. At that time, books were created using raised print which was laborious to produce, hard to read, and difficult for individuals to write. read more