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.