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Below you will find the definition for the term "Non Contracted Braille" and how it is related to braille, visual impairments and blindness.

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Non-Contracted Braille
This term is replacing the old term of Grade 1 or Grade I Braille. Braille consists of both a simple alphabet and punctuation plus several hundred contractions and abbreviations. When a document strictly uses the alphabet and punctuation, it is said to be in non-contracted form.