World Braille Day 2022 – Awareness Days Events Calendar 2022 & 2023

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World Braille Day 2022

January 4

Get ready, because on January 4th it’s time to celebrate World Braille Day! I’m sure you can guess that this is a day of celebrating the innovation of braille, but what is it, really?

What is World Braille Day all about?

World Braille Day is celebrated every year on January 4th because it is Louis Braille’s birthday, the inventor of braille! Louis was born in 1809 in France. He became blind after a childhood accident, and he quickly mastered his new way of living. When he was just 15 years old, he created the system we know today as braille, based on a system of writing developed by Charles Barbier. Over the years braille was tweaked to make it easier to read, and now it’s used the world over!

Celebrate Braille Literacy

World Braille Day is a reminder of the importance of accessibility and independence for those who are blind or visually-impaired. The reality is that many everyday establishments — restaurants, banks, hospitals — aren’t equipped with braille menus, statements or bills. That means people with blindness or a vision impairment aren’t given the freedom to choose their own [...]

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