Kuwait marks World Braille Day
(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) By Abdulsalam Al-Sallat
KUWAIT Jan 3 (KUNA) -- Kuwait on Monday will join the world in celebrating the World Braille Day to commemorate Braille system's role in spreading knowledge among visually-impaired people.
Kuwait has been leading in introducing and distributing Braille system to help blind and visually-impaired people get easy access to language and literacy and to better integrate into the society.
Kuwait has been active in republishing Braille books and for this end it established a special printing house the biggest in the Middle East.
Since its inception the printing house has rewritten and published a slew of books in different specialties mainly to meet the education needs of the blind people.
Kuwait has also been distributing copies of Braille books to educational institutions worship places government and non-government organizations and even to many countries around the world to help spread knowledge among this important segment of the society.
Kuwait introduced Braille system in a special section for the blind in the Islamic Studies Institute in 1947 and established Al-Noor school for the blind in 1955.
Recently a Kuwaiti youth Shaikha Al-Majed invented a new pen to help blind people write easily and without much effort. Her invention had won a patent in the US.
The pen is of regular size and works by pushing it with the thumb so the writer can write in the Braille way smoothly.
World Braille Day is annually celebrated on January 4 the birthday of Braille inventor Louis Braille. The day recognizes the contributions of Louis Braille in helping blind and visually impaired people to read and write.
Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) around the world use this day to create awareness about the challenges faced by visually impaired individuals and to encourage businesses and governments to create economic and social opportunities for the blind.
NGOs and disability organizations hold competitions and public outreach events. Teachers in schools teach the history of braille to their students. (end) aas.ibi
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