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Arabic braille

Arabic Braille is a way for people who are blind or visually impaired to read and write Arabic using their sense of touch instead of their sight.

Imagine you have a large paper with lots of bumps on it that form shapes. These shapes are like letters and numbers that you can feel with your fingers. Each shape represents a different letter in the Arabic language, and you can use your fingers to identify and read the words just like how you would use your eyes to read words on a page.

The bumps or shapes are made using a special machine which prints the Arabic letters in a way that is raised up on the paper. Think of this like when you can feel the words on a page when you run your hand over them, but in this case, the bumps are much more specific and can be felt in a pattern that makes sense to people who are trained in reading Braille.

People who use Arabic Braille can also write notes or letters to communicate with others in the same way by using a special machine to punch out the bumps onto the paper. It's like writing a secret code that only other people who can read Braille can understand.

Overall, Arabic Braille is a really cool and important tool that allows people who are blind or visually impaired to access the Arabic language and to communicate with others in a unique and creative way.
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