WORLD BRAILLE DAY

About:

• 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.
  
  
• In India, Evening Regional news of All India Radio Ahmedabad has been read by visually impaired news reader through Braille on this day since 2004. The aim of this initiative is to create awareness among the society for the plight of visually impaired persons.