World Braille Day Explained

World Braille Day is an international day on 4 January and celebrates awareness of the importance of braille as a means of communication in the full realization of the human rights for blind and visually impaired people.[1] [2] The date for the event was chosen by the United Nations General Assembly via a proclamation in November 2018, and marks the birthday of Louis Braille, creator of this writing system.[3]

The first World Braille Day was celebrated on January 4, 2019.[4] [5] [6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 17 December 2018 - World Braille Day . United Nations . undocs.org . PDF . 2024-01-14.
  2. Web site: World Braille Day, 4 January . www.un.org . United Nations . EN . 2024-01-14.
  3. News: World Braille Day celebrated at Jamia Millia Islamia . The Times of India . 11 January 2019 . en . 2019-10-25.
  4. Web site: First-ever World Braille Day underscores importance of written language for human rights . 2019-01-03 . UN News . en . 2019-10-25.
  5. Web site: Origin & History of World BRAILLE Day – Jan 4 . iheartdays.com . en.
  6. News: World Braille Day: Education tools for the visually-impaired . Rastogi . Pracarsh . 2019-01-03 . The Hindu . 2019-10-25 . en-IN. 0971-751X.

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