Re: IMLD, 2/21/05: Braille & sign languages

From: Marco Cimarosti
Message: 4243
Date: 2005-02-22

grendl löfkvist wrote:
> Hello all:
>
> Are there any writing systems for the blind (Braille, etc.)
> that are or were written boustrophedonically (i.e. right
> to left to right, etc.)?

AFAIK, braille is always READ from left to right, even for languages such as
Hebrew or Arabic.

However, in order for it to be READ from left to right, it has to be WRITTEN
from right to left. I. e., the embossed dots are obtained by punching the
other side of the page.

--
Marco

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