do you know of any one person who was very successful in life because he/she knew braille?

Answer 1

Umm....how about Braille himself? He developed the system that has allowed millions of blind people to "read." I'd say that's success by anyone's definition.

But here's another that might fit the bill. I found the following story on a National Federation of the Blind website (see citation below). It's about a man who became a lawyer against much opposition and incorrect assumption about what a blind person can and can't do. The story is entitled, "Living My Dream," by Ron Gardner. (You can find it about 1/3 of the way down the page.)

One of the things Ron says is, "I want to demonstrate that belief in and adherence to the philosophy of the National Federation of the Blind leads to independence, success, and achievement. It can also come to change what it means to be blind in the minds of society."

One aspect of the NFBs philosophy is to utilize proper tools to aid blind people to becoming fully functioning participants in society. One of those tools is braille.

I'd say this guy is a success not only for what he's accomplished in terms of career, but what he's accomplished in changing society's views of what it means to be blind.

Answer 2

If Ben Affleck, in Dare Devil, became a hero though he was blind.... and became successful because of his keen senses... survived the pressures of education and day to day activities, because of learning the braille... although this one's rather fictional, id say, hes an epitome of hope.

Hellen Keller too.