William Bell Wait
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William Bell Wait (1839-1916) was a teacher in the New York Institute for the Education of the Blind who invented New York Point, a system of writing for the blind that enjoyed wide use in the United States before the braille system was universally adopted there. Mr. Wait also applied the New York Point principles to adapt them for use in over 20 languages, created a form of New York Point to notate music, and invented a number of devices to better type and print embossed material for the visually impaired.
See also blindness and education, braille, braille music, Perkins Brailler.
External links
Biographical Sketch of William Bell Wait (http://www.nyise.org/text/wait.htm)