Every year 4th January is recognized as World Braille Day. Let's have a look about some of the lesser yet interesting trivia about Braille.
Pompa Sen
World Braille Day commemorates the birth anniversary of Louis Braille. He invented the Braille system of reading and writing and revolutionized literacy for the blind and vision impaired.
This date celebrates the importance of Braille script in the lives of people who are blind or visually impaired and serves as a reminder about the importance of access and inclusion for persons with visual impairments.
Today, on World Braille Day, we are sharing fun facts about Braille and why it is important.
Braille isn’t a language, it’s a code
There are more than one type of Braille
You can use Braille for music
There’s a reason why there’s Braille on drive-up ATMs
Not every blind person reads Braille
You can type using a Braille keyboard on your iOS device
Braille takes up more space than print
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