World Braille Day

The motion

That the Parliament notes that 4 January 2022 was World Braille Day; acknowledges that this day is celebrated to honour the birth of Braille’s inventor, Louis Braille, who was born on 4 January 1809; further acknowledges that this day also advocates for the human rights of those who are visually impaired and blind; understands that Braille began developing his invention at the Royal Institute for Blind Youth in France, and sadly died in 1852 before the wider impact of his invention was realised; recognises that, given Louis Braille’s vast achievements and opening up a world of accessibility to blind and visually impaired people, the UN General Assembly declared 4 January would be World Braille Day in 2018; notes that 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; remembers Louis Braille for his lifechanging invention, and welcomes the UN's recognition of who it sees as an underappreciated pioneer.

No recorded vote on this motion. Most motions are never debated, and many that are debated are agreed without a division. Vote records are published from 2011.

SNP 15 Lab 8 Con 5 Green 2 LD 1

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