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Egypt’s Implementation of Braille Supports the Visually Impaired

January 14, 2019

On January 4 of each year, the world at large, particularly visually impaired individuals, celebrate the International Day of Braille. The latter was invented by the Frenchman Louis Braille, who developed the writing system due to having lost his eye sight following an accident. His invention paved the way for millions to become ‘literate’ worldwide. Braille is a system of writing which depends on the drawing of characters through distinct fixed size points or raised dots in ‘cells’ to a large extent, thus forming a ‘language’ that is traditionally written with embossed paper and which can be ‘read’ through tactile sensation. Although the braille method is considered an established code since the end of the 19th century, since its largely unchanged invention, the General Assembly of United Nations adopted its World Day celebration only in November 2018. On January 4, the International Day of Braille was approved to encourage people with visual disabilities or those with severe weaknesses in reading and writing to strengthen their visibility in societies. In the middle of the 19th century, the Arabic language was included by Mohamed El Onssy in the braille method. Its insertion was…


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