 Because of his accomplishments as a young boy , Braille holds a special place as a hero for children , and he has been the subject of a large number of works of juvenile literature . Other appearances in the arts include the American TV special Young Heroes : Louis Braille ( 2010 ) ; the French TV movie Une lumière dans la nuit ( 2008 ) ( released in English as The Secret of Braille ) ; and the dramatic play Braille : The Early Life of Louis Braille ( 1989 ) by Lola and Coleman Jennings . In music , Braille 's life was subject of the song called " Merci , Louis " , composed by the Halifax singer @-@ songwriter Terry Kelly , chair of the Canadian Braille Literacy Foundation . 
