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.
A young French boy Louis Braille, who was blind, was determined to find the key to access new methods for himself and all other blind persons of the world. Louis Braille was born on 4th January, 1809, at Coupvray, near Paris, France..His father, Simon-Ren Braille, was a harness and saddle maker.At the age of three, Braille injured his left eye with a stitching awl from his father's workshop.ouis Braille was born on 4th January, 1809, at Coupvray, near Paris, France..His father, Simon-Ren Braille, was a harness and saddle maker. At the age of three, Braille injured his left eye with a stitching awl from his father's workshop.