So how did the Renaissance begin? It's a movement that began in Florence in the late 13th century. Historians have pinpointed Florence as the source of the beginning of the ideas that led to the Renaissance, including the writings of poet Dante Alighieri and Francesco Petrarca, the scholar, poet and humanist.
National Federation of the Blind. Braille is the raised dot system used by the blind for reading and writing. Recent publicity about Braille has brought both information and confusion to the public. As a blind person myself and as president of the nation's largest organization primarily composed of blind persons (the 50,000-member National Federation of the Blind), I think I know something about the needs of blind persons.
After lengthy consideration, Louis was nominated, by the Minister, for attendance to the school. Return to Braille Services. At school, Louis applied himself to his studies and was an accomplished student. Later he became a professor at the school. It was not Louis Braille who invented the first form of writing by means of dots. This invention is attributed to Charles Barbier, who was an artillery officer. He developed an interest in rapid, secret writing, as it pertains to matters of war, where speed and secrecy are mandatory.