At only 3 years old in 1812, a little French boy named Louis Braille found himself alone in his father’s harness-making shop.

From Braille to snowmobiles, we have kids to thank for these world-changing inventions. Louis Braille suffered a serious eye injury when he was just 3 years old. Not only did the accident render ...

More than 200 years ago, Louis Braille invented a tactile ... for math. But not every kid has the opportunity to learn braille. In fact, for years now, the U.S. has faced a national shortage ...

Braille (named after its inventor in 19th century France, Louis Braille) is used by blind and partially sighted people to read the same books and periodicals as those printed in a visual font.

This Braille Literacy Month, Emily Kwong of NPR's Short Wave podcast reports on the writing system and how some researchers are working to lessen the national shortage of qualified braille educators.