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World Braille Day – January 04
January 5 , 2022
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- Braille is a tactile representation of alphabetic and numerical symbols using six dots to represent each letter and number, and even musical, mathematical, and scientific symbols.
- Braille (named after its inventor in 19th century France, Louis Braille) is used by blind and partially sighted people to read the same books and periodicals as those printed in a visual font.
- Before the existence of the Braille system, the Haüy system was being used by blind and partially visually impaired people for reading purposes.
- The date for the event was chosen by the United Nations General Assembly via a proclamation in November 2018.
- It marks the birthday of Louis Braille.
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