In the grand timeline of human history, writing is actually a fairly recent invention, with its first attestations arising just 5000 to 6000 years ago. Of course, writing systems have sprung up over time in various civilisations, from the Chinese oracle bone script to the Maya hieroglyphs, from the Egyptian hieroglyphs to the Aegean writing … Continue reading The earliest writing
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How Chinese Braille works
In a previous post, we looked at the tactile writing systems that came before braille. Many braille systems today are functioning alphabets, with one cell representing one letter. These are variations of the original French braille alphabet, largely due to the goal of braille uniformity to unify the braille alphabets of the world as much … Continue reading How Chinese Braille works
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