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January 4: World Braille Day
Every Year January 4 is celebrated as World Braille Day in order to mark the birth anniversary of Louis Braille. Louis is the inventor of Braille, a written language for blind people. Highlights The World Braille Day is celebrated by the United Nations and also by other world organizations. In November 2018, the UN passed ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs
Topics: Blindness • Braille • Disability • Louis Braille • SDG • United Nations • Vision 2030 • WHO • World Braille Day
World Braille Day 2020
4th January is celebrated as World Braille Day as per United Nations General Assembly Resolution passed in November 2018. The first World Braille Day was celebrated in 2019, this year marks the second edition of the day meant for creating awareness and making people understand the importance of Braille as a mean of communication. The ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Topics: Louis Braille • United Nations • United Nations General Assembly • World Braille Day • World Health Organization
UN observes First-Ever World Braille Day
The United Nations observed the first official World Braille Day on 4th January to create awareness about the importance of Braille for approximately 1.3 billion people living with some form of distance or near vision impairment. The proclamation for the celebration of World Braille Day was made by the United Nations General Assembly as a means ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019
Topics: Louis Braille • United Nations • United Nations General Assembly • World Braille Day
2018 World Braille Day (WBD)
The World Braille Day (WBD) is observed every year on January 4 to remember the birth anniversary of Louis Braille, the inventor of Braille – for the people with visual disabilities. Louis Braille was born on 4th January 1809 in the town of Coupvray in northern France. At the age of just 3, he lost ..
Topics: Assistive technology • Braille • Braille literacy • Braille technology • Contents • Disability • Health • Louis Braille • Visual impairment
4th January: World Braille Day
Every year World Braille Day is being observed across the world on 4 January to mark the birth anniversary of Louis Braille, inventor of Braille script or Braille code. Observance of the day helps people to spread the importance of Braille language and also help people to produce works in this language to allow visually ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2016
Topics: Current Affairs 2016 • Days and Events • Louis Braille • Observances • World Braille Day