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World Braille Day

Louis Braille's birthday, and a day about access to reading and writing for people who are blind or have low vision.

At a glanceIn 3 months

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4 Jan 2027
Marked by
United Nations
Causes
Disability & inclusion, Education
Schedule VII
item ii, item iii
SDGs
4, 10

Tags are a guide to what the day is about. They don’t mean a piece of work qualifies as CSR spending.

Story ideas

  1. 1

    A scribe and the student they write for, before the board exams

  2. 2

    A library that records audiobooks with volunteer readers

  3. 3

    What an accessible college campus looks like, from a student who uses it

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