The World Braille Day is observed every year on January 04 to commemorate the birth anniversary of Louis Braille, the inventor of Braille, and the day 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.
The day was proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in November 2018. The first World Braille Day was celebrated on January 4, 2019.