- Louis Braille (1809-1852).
- Charles Barbier's "night writing," a raised-dot system for soldiers to communicate silently at night.
- Braille modified Barbier's 12-dot cell into a simpler, more practical 6-dot cell, which could be read with just a fingertip.
- The system allows blind and visually impaired individuals to read and write, gaining access to literature, music, and technology.
- While developed in 1824, it wasn't officially adopted in France until 1854, two years after Braille's death.
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- Lal Advani (Founder, National Institute for the Visually Handicapped) → Lost his sight by age 12; became the first visually impaired person selected to the UPSC in 1947. → Known as the father of Bharati Braille;
- co-developed it in 1951 with linguist Suniti Kumar Chatterje
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- https://www.pharmabraille.com/pharmaceutical-braille/the-braille-alphabet/
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Just imagine if everyone learned about braille and used it wherever there is print!
There’d be more access to the world for the people who read braille and more opportunities for others to learn.
Books, museums, stores, offices… braille is yet to be included everywhere we need it.
Together, we can make the world more inclusive for braille readers.
Where can you advocate for braille inclusion?
You can help by raising awareness of braille today by sharing this article with your friends, family, and coworkers.
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Braille in India has empowered millions of visually impaired individuals, providing crucial access to education, literacy, and independent living. Key beneficiaries include school children, university students, UPSC aspirants, and professionals who use Braille for reading, writing, and accessing information. It has fostered independence in daily life, such as reading medicine prescriptions and using voting
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- Students and Academics: Millions of visually impaired students rely on Braille for education, enabled by NGOs like Mitra Jyothi and Turnstone Global which produce Braille textbooks and materials.
- Professionals and Achievers: Individuals like Srikanth Bolla, a blind entrepreneur who used education to build a company, and Lal Advani, the first blind person selected for the UPSC, exemplify Braille-enabled success.
- Independent Adults: Many, including elderly individuals losing vision, use Braille for reading medicine prescriptions.
- Empowered Citizens: The visually impaired community in India has benefited from Braille versions of the constitution, voter ID cards, and books.
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- Innovators and Leaders: Tiffany Brar (founder of Jyothirgamaya Foundation) uses mobile schools to teach Braille in remote areas.
- Bharati Braille: Developed by Lal Advani and others, this unified code enables Braille across many Indian languages.
- Institutional Support: Organizations like Calcutta Blind School (founded by Lal Bihari Shah) and the National Institute for the Visually Handicapped have been foundational.
- Infrastructure: Modernization of presses and inclusion of tactile signage in public spaces (like elevators) has improved accessibility.
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- https://www.globalgiving.org/projects/help-blind-students-by-donating-braille-books/reports/?pageNo=1MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/55234828
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