The day is celebrated to create awareness of the importance of Braille as a means of communication in the realization of human rights for the blind.
January 4 is birthday of Louis Braille, the inventor of the Braille system.
Braille was born in France on January 4, 1809.
He was developed the system that has allowed blind individuals to read and write, increasing their independence and access to education and employment opportunities.
Braille is a system of representing alphabetic and numerical symbols using six raised dots.