Binary code practical applications such as computers, electric circuits, and more. The bit string is not the only type of binary code. A binary system, in general, is any system that allows only two choices such as a switch in an electronic system or a simple true or false test. Braille is a type of binary code that is widely used by the blind to read and write by touch, named for its creator, Louis Braille. This system consists of grids of six dots each, three per column, in which each dot has two states: raised or not raised. The different combinations
Braille Challenge of the Braille Challenge American Foundation for the Blind American Printing House for the Blind National Federation of the Blind Braille Challenge The Braille Challenge is an annual two-stage Braille literacy competition designed to motivate blind students to emphasize their study of Braille. The program parallels with the importance and educational purpose of a spelling bee for sighted children. Braille is a reading and writing method that breaks language into a code of raised dots. In the competition, students transcribe and read Braille using a device called a Perkins Brailler. Their speed and accuracy, comprehension, ability to decode charts and