The Braille language is a tactical method of representing alphabetic and numerical symbols using six dots. The day is celebrated on the birth anniversary of Louis Braille, who was born on January 4, 1809.
To commemorate the birth anniversary of Louis Braille, the inventor of the Braille system, and to remember his contribution to the welfare of the visually impaired, January 4 is observed as World Braille Day.
After losing his sight at a young age due to an accident, Louis Braille was sent to a school for the blind in Paris, where he developed a curiosity for a writing system using dots developed by Charles Barbier. Louis soon began working on improving the writing system and developed his own form of what is now known as Braille.
History
World Braille Day was established by the United Nations General Assembly in 2019. The day is celebrated on the birth anniversary of Louis Braille, who was born on January 4, 1809. The Braille language is a tactical method of representing alphabetic and numerical symbols using six dots. This method helps visually impaired people to recognize not only letters and numbers but also musical notes, scientific and mathematical symbols through their sense of touch.