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Braille e-book

Hey there, have you ever heard of a braille e-book? It's a really cool invention that lets people who are blind or have low vision read books just like everyone else does!

You know how when you read a book, you use your eyes to look at the words on the page? Well, a braille e-book looks a little different. Instead of words on a page, it uses a special kind of writing called braille. Braille is like a code where different dot patterns stand for different letters and symbols.

So, a braille e-book has a special screen that has lots of tiny dots on it that can be raised or lowered to create the braille letters and symbols. It's kind of like a touchscreen on a phone or tablet, but instead of touching it with your fingers, you read it with your fingers by feeling the raised dots.

But how do you get a book onto a braille e-book? Well, just like how you can download books onto a regular e-reader or tablet, you can download braille books onto a braille e-book. The books are usually already converted into braille code so that the screen can display them for you to read.

And the really cool thing is that because a braille e-book is electronic, you can change the size of the text or even the font style to make it easier to read or just how you like it.

So there you have it, a braille e-book is a special device that lets people with low vision or who are blind read books using a code called braille on a screen that has raised dots that they can feel with their fingers. It's a great way to make reading accessible for everyone!
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