World Braille Day is celebrated on 4th January
The world Braille Day is celebrated on every 4th of January. The day is marked remembering the birth anniversary of Louis Braille, the inventor of Braille – for 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 both his eyes in an accident. This resulted in the invention of the language of 6 dots- which is popularly known as braille.
Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020
According to 17 years long tradition of RNU – Ahmedabad, the second half of five minutes of 10 minutes evening news bulletin is being prepared in Braille Script with a special typewriter. After some rehearsals, the visually impaired person is reading it live along with a regular news reader. The aim of this initiative is to spread awareness among society about the plight and cause of people with visual disabilities.