How did Helen Keller learn braille?
Helen Keller learned braille at the Perkins School for the Blind in Boston. She had to work very hard, but she did master Braille and used it every day, as many blind people today use it. Helen Keller had to learn that braille symbols are formed within units of space known as Braille cells. A full braille cell consists of six raised dots arranged in two parallel rows each having three dots. The dot positions are identified by numbers from one through six. Sixty-four combinations are possible using one or more of these six dots. A single cell can be used to represent an alphabet letter, number, punctuation mark, or even a whole word. Once she learned this, just like sighted people learn to recognize words with their eyes, she was on her way to reading. She enjoyed reading very much.
