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- Hall Braille Writer, 1913-1929 - In 1892, Frank Haven Hall, superintendent of the Illinois Institution for the Blind, used typewriter principles to develop this Hall Braille Writer, an influential device for visually impaired writers. The machine made writing in Braille much faster, and helped Braille, which combines 6 "points" to make all letters and symbols, beat out the other tactile alphabets to become a standard writing system.
- 1913-1929
- Collections - Artifact
Hall Braille Writer, 1913-1929
In 1892, Frank Haven Hall, superintendent of the Illinois Institution for the Blind, used typewriter principles to develop this Hall Braille Writer, an influential device for visually impaired writers. The machine made writing in Braille much faster, and helped Braille, which combines 6 "points" to make all letters and symbols, beat out the other tactile alphabets to become a standard writing system.