Session 1: Evaluation

Directions: Answer the following questions based on your reading of the history of braille. For multiple-choice questions, click on the radio button. For other questions, type your answer in the box provided.

You do not have to finish all the questions in one session. You can save the file, log off, come back later and restore the file. Once you have completed the entire exercise, you can then submit the file to the instructors for their evaluation.

To save your file, you have to provide a file name. In order to ensure that your file does not erase someone else's file, we want you to use this method of naming (and restoring) files. For this session, you should use the first part of your email address, immediately followed by the abbreviation "S1" for Session 1. For example, if your email is "bsmith@aol.com", you should use the name "bsmithS1" for this file name. For Session 2, you will use the name "bsmithS2", etc. Please do not save your files with clever names like "braille". You can RESAVE your work at any time by simply clicking again on the SAVE button.

Enter your full name here (not optional):

Enter your E-MAIL address here (not optional):

Use this filename to restore or save your file (optional if you plan on finishing whole exercise in one sitting):


  1. One of the first documented methods used to create written documents was:




  2. The first (known) person to use raised dots was:




  3. Describe what the letter "A" looks like in William Moon's code

    Question 3:

  4. Describe the shape of the cell used by Charles Barbier

    Question 4:

  5. Explain one of the main concerns held by Hauy in his attempts to develop writing for the blind:

    Question 5:

  6. One of Barbier's lasting innovations was his:





  7. Who was responsible for the development of New York Point?




  8. Describe the differences between the three grades of braille:

    Question 8:

  9. The braille cell has six dots. How many possible combinations (patterns) of dots are there?

    Question 9:

  10. Describe three tools used to produce braille

    Question 10: