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World Braille Day - 04 January

January 5 , 2019 2152 days 833 0
  • United Nations observed the first official World Braille Day on 04 January 2019.
  • The day commemorates the birth anniversary of Louis Braille who was the inventor of Braille for the people with visual disabilities.
  • It aims to raise awareness on the importance of Braille for approximately 1.3 billion people living with some form of distance or near vision impairment.
  • Louis Braille was born on 4th January 1809 in France and he lost his vision at the age of 3.

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