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Braille code or symbols are formed within a space that contains six dots placed in two parallel lines each with three dots.

Image of Braille Cell.

Variations in the placement of the raised dots are used to form the symbol such as a letter, number, or word. Combinations of Braille cells can also create mathematical signs or musical notes.

Image of Braille Letters.

Many foreign languages, mathematics, music, and computers use Braille. It has many traditional features of languages such as capitalization and punctuation. Sometimes a single cell of six dots can even be used to write and read whole words such as "for", "and" or "the". Combinations of Braille cells can also represent mathematical symbols or music notes thus opening a world of information to the blind or those with low vision.

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BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. American Foundation for the blind, http://www.afb.org/info/living-with-vision-loss/braille/what-is-braille/123
2. Music Brille Code, 2015, Braille Authority of North America, http://www.brailleauthority.org/music/Music_Braille_Code_2015.pdf
3. Mathematics and Science Braille, Braille Authority of North America, http://www.brailleauthority.org/mathscience/math-science.html
4. Video: Learn Braille In One Lesson, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqQ3gdE7ks0