Braille: The Most Impactful Invention Imagine a world where you had no form of communication, sight, or way to understand your surroundings. This would be the case for at least 39 million people today if braille had not been invented in 1829 by Louis Braille. In our world today there are approximately 285 million individuals who are visually impaired and 39 million of those people are completely blind. Since the invention of braille, these people have been given a widely accepted system of communication that has allowed them to become active members of society and impact the world. Because braille has had such a large impact on so many lives it has continued to advance keeping up with the current technological world. Braille has allowed millions …show more content…
Allowing the blind to be able to run their fingers along a surface equipped with a combination and pattern of six dots and be able to form sentences and read as well as anyone else has opened an entire new world that would be unimaginable without this system ("Braille"). The blind can now get a full education and benefit from an education in the same ways anyone else would. With an education the blind can hold jobs which makes them active and valued member in society (McCarthy 2). Since the system of braille relationships and behaviors with the blind have only improved as society has become to accept and trust this population of people and their ideas. Being accepted into society and being able to be trusted and hold relationships helps the quality of life for these people and assists them in living happier lives which alone illustrates how important the invention of braille …show more content…
There are numerous inventions that American citizens use every day that were invented by someone who was blind. For example, cruise control, which is extremely common and is in almost every vehicle today, was invented by Ralph Teetor who went blind at a very young age. Because he was able to get an education and was a driven man he was able to look past the limitations of not being able to see and create such an impactful invention ("7 Life-Changing Inventions by Blind Inventors"). If it weren't for Mohannad Abudayyah the scientific world would not be as advanced as he created a submarine that can dive 5,625 meters below sea level, which is deep enough to go to the bottom of some of the shallower oceans such as the mediterranean sea and partially into the Mariana trench. Similar to Teetor, Mohannad Abudayyah went blind when he was young but as exhibited by this invention as well as his near 20 other patents, due to braille he was able to contribute and impact our world for the better ("7 Life-Changing Inventions by Blind Inventors"). Our advanced world today would not have all the technology and other major inventions if these people did not have access to a system such as braille showing the true importance of the braille