Braille Basics:
- Braille is a system that enables blind and visually impaired people to read and write through
- Braille is named after its creator, Louis Braille, a Frenchman who lost his sight as a result of a childhood accident. It was devised by Louis Braille in 1821
- The Braille Script consists of raised dots arranged in "cells."
- A cell is made up of six dots that fit under the fingertips, arranged in two columns of three dots each. Each cell represents a letter, a word, a combination of letters, a numeral or a punctuation mark.
Indian constitution in Braille:
- The Constitution will be made available in five parts in Braille for the benefit of visually challenged individuals.
- A book in Braille script cannot cross more than 150 pages due to its limitations.
- That’s why it was decided to publish the constitution is five parts and the first of it will be published on November 25.
- This is being done under a joint project by ‘The Buddhist Association for the blind along with Saavi Foundation and Swagat Thorat, who started India’s first Braille newsletter Sparshdnyan.
