BRAILLE SCRIPT

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.