Louis attended the Royal Institute for the Blind despite his family's financial limitations

Sadly, being blind in the 1800s was considered weak, and many blind individuals ended up begging to survive. Frequently, only individuals who were born into very wealthy households could afford to go to school. Despite Louis' Dad's thriving leather business, the family wasn't very wealthy because he also had to support three other kids.

The father of Louis Braille made enough money to feed his four children, but he was unable to pay for his blind son's expensive schooling. One of the noblewomen learned about the Little Louis story and was moved by it. She was able to enroll him at the Royal Institute for the Blind, the first institution of its kind. Louis traveled to Paris when he was ten years old to begin his study at the Royal Institute.

He and the other students learned to read by using their fingers to trace raised print letters. Few students were able to successfully learn this talent because it was challenging. Students had to learn the shapes of the letters to write. The next step was to attempt to reproduce them on paper. Of course, it will be quite difficult if you are blind.