Upto 60% Off on UPSC Online Courses

Avail Now
  »   Current Affairs   »   International Braille Day 2024

International Braille Day 2024

January 6, 2024

GS Paper I

Context: International Braille Day has been observed on January 4 every year since 2019.

international braille day

  • The Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities organized extensive awareness programs to commemorate International Braille Day, focusing on Braille literacy.

About International Braille Day

  • Establishment: It was established by the UN General Assembly in 2018 to commemorate the birth anniversary of French educator Louis Braille, the inventor of the Braille language. 
    • He invented a tactile system of reading and writing for the blind and visually impaired in 1824. Objective: To raise awareness of the importance of Braille as a means of communication for blind and partially sighted people.
  • A Representation System: Braille is a tactile representation of alphabetic and numerical symbols using six dots to represent each letter and number, and even musical, mathematical and scientific symbols.Significance: Braille is essential in education, freedom of expression and opinion, and social inclusion, as reflected in Article 2 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
    • The first Braille system was published in 1829 and was adopted by the National Institute for Blind Youth.
  • Kerala Federation of the Blind started the first Braille printing press in 1986.

Disability in India

  • As per Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, a disabled person has a long-term impairment that affects their physical, mental, intellectual, or sensory abilities.
    • This impairment prevents them from participating fully and effectively in society.
  • Main Categories of Disability:
    • Behavioral or Emotional
    • Sensory Impaired Disorders
    • Physical
    • Developmental


Must Read: Disability Inclusion: What Is It? And ILO’s SPARK Project

News Source: PIB

Must Read
NCERT Notes For UPSC UPSC Daily Current Affairs
UPSC Blogs UPSC Daily Editorials

 

Print Friendly, PDF & Email

To get PDF version, Please click on "Print PDF" button.

Print Friendly, PDF & Email

Recent Editorial

UNION BUDGET 2024-25

The Issues With State-Sponsored Street Art

How children win with U-WIN, Govt’s new online v...

Benefits Of The Domestic Silk Route

Cops Can’t Force, Supreme Court Pauses Kanwa...

From Madhya Rekha to Sindhu-Sarasvati: Major shift...

Popular current affairs

News in Shorts: 24 July 2024

Climate Finance Taxonomy

Budget 2024–25: Unemployment

Supreme Court Split Verdict on GM Mustard Approval

Corridor Projects Announced for Bihar’s Vishnupa...

Webb Telescope On Cosmic Brown Dwarfs

Our Courses

Our Courses

Need help preparing for UPSC or State PSCs?

Connect with our experts to get free counselling & start preparing

THE MOST
LEARNING PLATFORM

Learn From India's Best Faculty

# #
      
Subscribe our Newsletter
Sign up now for our exclusive newsletter and be the first to know about our latest Initiatives, Quality Content, and much more.
*Promise! We won't spam you.
Yes! I want to Subscribe.

Contact Details

G-Floor,4-B Pusha Road, New Delhi, 110060

Download Our App

# #

 Final Result – CIVIL SERVICES EXAMINATION, 2023.   Udaan-Prelims Wallah ( Static ) booklets 2024 released both in english and hindi : Download from Here!     Download UPSC Mains 2023 Question Papers PDF  Free Initiative links -1) Download Prahaar 3.0 for Mains Current Affairs PDF both in English and Hindi 2) Daily Main Answer Writing  , 3) Daily Current Affairs , Editorial Analysis and quiz ,  4) PDF Downloads  UPSC Prelims 2023 Trend Analysis cut-off and answer key

THE MOST
LEARNING PLATFORM

Learn From India's Best Faculty

# #
      
Follow Us:
Subscribe our Newsletter
Sign up now for our exclusive newsletter and be the first to know about our latest Initiatives, Quality Content, and much more.
*Promise! We won't spam you.
Yes! I want to Subscribe.

Contact Details

Download Our App

# #

 Final Result – CIVIL SERVICES EXAMINATION, 2023.   Udaan-Prelims Wallah ( Static ) booklets 2024 released both in english and hindi : Download from Here!     Download UPSC Mains 2023 Question Papers PDF  Free Initiative links -1) Download Prahaar 3.0 for Mains Current Affairs PDF both in English and Hindi 2) Daily Main Answer Writing  , 3) Daily Current Affairs , Editorial Analysis and quiz ,  4) PDF Downloads  UPSC Prelims 2023 Trend Analysis cut-off and answer key
Quick Revise Now !
AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD SOON
UDAAN PRELIMS WALLAH
Comprehensive coverage with a concise format
Integration of PYQ within the booklet
Designed as per recent trends of Prelims questions
हिंदी में भी उपलब्ध
Quick Revise Now !
UDAAN PRELIMS WALLAH
Comprehensive coverage with a concise format
Integration of PYQ within the booklet
Designed as per recent trends of Prelims questions
हिंदी में भी उपलब्ध

<div class="new-fform">







    </div>

    Subscribe our Newsletter
    Sign up now for our exclusive newsletter and be the first to know about our latest Initiatives, Quality Content, and much more.
    *Promise! We won't spam you.
    Yes! I want to Subscribe.