World Braille Day is marked annually on January 4 after the Day was proclaimed by the General Assembly last November, as a means of realising fully the human rights of visually-impaired and partially-sighted people, and bringing written language to the forefront as a critical prerequisite for promoting fundamental freedoms.
- World Braille Day is the birthday of Braille inventor, Louis Braille.
- This day recognizes the contributions of Louis Braille in helping blind and visually impaired people to read and write.
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