page_title: Optical braille recognition
hierarchical_section_title: Optical braille recognition
caption_attribution_description: English: Image of Braille text (double-sided)
context_page_description: Optical braille recognition is the act of capturing and processing images of braille characters into natural language characters. It is used to convert braille documents for people who cannot read them into text, and for preservation and reproduction of the documents.
context_section_description: Optical braille recognition is the act of capturing and processing images of braille characters into natural language characters. It is used to convert braille documents for people who cannot read them into text, and for preservation and reproduction of the documents.
caption: Image of a page showing both the raised braille characters, and the recessed characters on the other side of the page.
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