Illustrations for the Story of Louis Braille,
the inventor of a system of reading and writing for use by the visually impaired.
This romanian adaptation "Evadare Din Bezna" is originally titled
"Out Of Darkness- The Story of Louis Braille", written by Russel Freedman
and now translated into romanian by Emanuela Jalbă-Șoimaru.
Chapter 1 Dormitory
We are introduced to Louis, awake while his colleagues are asleep in the dorm room.
He reminisces home, but can't quite remember how it looks.
Chapter 2 The Accident
We find out about the accident when Louis was 5 years olf that lead to the infection of both his eyes, causing him blindness.
Chapter 3
Louis adjusts to a new life being blind, slowly exploring and rediscovering his home, and when he's ready, the outside world, with the help of a cane.
Chapter 4
Thanks to the efforts of the local mayor and a priest that recognized Louis's bright mind, he is enrolled in the Royal Instititute of Blind Youth, a school in Paris.
Chapter 5 Nightwriting
Captain Charles Barbier shares with the school his invention, "night writing". Everyone is excited at the potential, but the existing structure still proves too time-consuming.
Chapter 6 The Braille Cell
Chapter 6 The Braille Cell
Inspired by Barbier, Louis is determined to make significant improvements to the writing system, presents the results to the school president. Louis's system proves to be successful.
Chapter 7 The Teacher
Soon Louis became a professor at the institute. At 25, he attended the Paris Exposition of Industry to introduce his new reading and writing system, but was not met with enthusiasm. His musical talent was more appreciated however and was an active celebrated organist in Paris around this time.
Chapter 8 The Gift
There was pushback against adopting his new writing and reading system, but the effectiveness of his invention is undeniable. The students at the institute were learning and practising on their own initiative. Louis lived the rest of his days as a much loved teacher at the institute, that still exists to this day under the name The National Institute for Blind Youth in Paris.
