Braille is a system of touch reading and writing for blind persons in which raised dots represent the letters of the alphabet. ... Braille is read by moving the hand or hands from left to right along each line. The reading process usually involves both hands, and the index fingers generally do the reading.

How does a blind person read Braille?

Blind people read from left to right across the page with a light touch, using one or both hands. The soft pads of the fingers are used to feel the raised dots, as these are more sensitive than the fingertips. Most sighted braille readers read braille by sight.

What does 3 dots mean in Braille?

Braille is a system that enables blind and visually impaired people to read and write through touch. ... Adding a dot 3 makes the next ten letters, and adding a dot 6 to that makes the last six letters (except "w" because it was not used very much in the French language at the time that Louis Braille devised this system).