Disabilities

1. a b c d e f g h i j
a b c d e f g h i j
k l m n o p q r s t
k l m n o p q r s t
u v w x y z
u v w x y z
Punctuation
period . .
exclamation mark ! !
comma , ,
question mark ? ?
Capital Letters
The capital sign (dot 6) placed
before a letter makes a capital
letter.
Capital letter symbol (dot 6)
before the letter a.
A
A
The Braille Cell
The Braille cell is
made up of 6 dots.
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2
3
4
5
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Braille Information Sheet © Lottie Thornbury 2013
The first ten letters of the alphabet use the dots in
the first two rows of the Braille Cell.
Letters k-t add a dot 3 to the first ten letters.
The last letters add a dot 3 and 6 to the first five
letters. The exception is W, which was added later.
Braille Numbers
1 2 3 4 5
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 0
6 7 8 9 0
Numbers are made by placing the number sign
before the letters a-j.
The Braille Code

2. Braille Alphabet
Braille is a form of written language for people who are blind, in which characters are
represented by patterns of raised dots that are felt with the fingertips.
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4. Message in Braille
(Use the poster to decode the message written in Braille)
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Sign Language Alphabet

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Interpreting Sign Language
Directions: Using the sign language alphabet chart, decode the last name of a famous
individual who has/had a disability. The type of disability is given as a clue.
1) Hearing and Vision Impaired
_______________________________________
2) Learning Disability (Dyslexia)
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3)
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Developmental Disability
and Learning Disability (Autism
and Dyslexia)
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What’s the Color?
BLUE

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Backwards and Mixed-Up
Directions: Read the sentences below as quickly as you can. Some of the sentences will be written
backwards and some of them will have the letters mixed up.
Backwards sentences:
1) tahW era uoy gniod siht dnekeew?
2) I t’nac tiaw ot og ot eht hcaeb siht remmus.
3) yM etirovaf tcejbus ni loohcs si htam.
Mixed-up Words:
4) Teh bule brid loosk raelly perryt
5) Tmorrwo si my brihtdya.
6) I wihs it wuodl sown tmorrwo.

10. © 2019 Orton Gillingham Mama
Name: ________________________________________________