WORLD BRAILLE DAY

Jan. 5, 2020

The world Braille Day was celebrated on January 4, 2020. The day is marked to remember the birth anniversary of Louis Braille, the inventor of Braille - for people with visual disabilities.

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World Braille Day, celebrated since 2019, is observed to raise awareness of the importance of Braille as a means of communication in the full realization of the human rights for blind and partially sighted people.
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.
Braille is essential in the context of education, freedom of expression and opinion, as well as social inclusion, as reflected in article 2 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.