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Missouri woman invents left to right Braille slate
Ruth Barr of Webster Groves Missouri develops a hollow stylus and vinyl slate that lets blind readers write Braille from left to right breaking the long standing right to left method. With support from Barnes Hospital Auxiliary and Missouri School for the Blind the device moves toward mass production.
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Ruth Barr
Webster Groves
Washington Univeristy School of Medicine
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Missouri School For the Blind
Walter E. Evans
Orbit Products Co., Inc
Manchester
Aqangnter
Missouri School For
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