World Braille Day

4 January

International

Why this date

Birthday of Louis Braille, who invented the reading system for blind people.

About the day

Louis Braille, blinded as a child, developed his system of raised dots at the age of 15. Declared by the UN General Assembly in 2018 and first observed in 2019, the day promotes accessible communication for blind and partially sighted people.

Observed by

United Nations