Braille
Level 2 Category
Definition
A tactile writing system using raised dots arranged in patterns that blind and visually impaired people read by touch. Each character consists of up to 6 dots in a 2x3 grid.
Example Image
Reproduced from TEACHING Exceptional Children. https://doi.org/10.1177/00400599241307603. Licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0.
Writing Alternative Text
Indicate that the image contains Braille and describe the purpose and content of the text rather than the dot patterns themselves, since listing individual dots is not useful for screen readers.
Example Alt Text
"Braille reference chart maps lowercase letters a through z, digits 0 through 9, and punctuation marks, including comma, period, question mark, and exclamation mark, to standard six-dot Braille cells. Separate symbols show the capital and number indicators."