louis braille was born near paris, France,in 1809.when he was a little boy,louis loved to play with his father's tools. one day,when he was four,he was playing with his father's tools when a sharp tool went into his left eye. an infection started in his left eye and went to the other eye. he was unlucky. a few weeks later, louis was blind.
when louis was tin, his parents took him to a school for blind children in paris.