{"id":44337,"date":"2024-01-05T23:53:07","date_gmt":"2024-01-05T23:53:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/significance-of-braille-literacy-highlighted-the-express-tribune\/"},"modified":"2024-01-05T23:53:07","modified_gmt":"2024-01-05T23:53:07","slug":"significance-of-braille-literacy-highlighted-the-express-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/significance-of-braille-literacy-highlighted-the-express-tribune\/","title":{"rendered":"Significance of braille literacy highlighted  | The Express Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\">\n<strong class=\"location-names\"><br \/>\nISLAMABAD:<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:black\">The Pakistan Association of Visually Impaired Persons on \u2018World Braille Day\u2019, which was marked on Thursday, stressed the importance of raising public awareness about the importance of braille literacy and urged investors to invest in technology that incorporates braille for increased inclusivity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:black\">A representative from the association, Khalid Mahmood Bajwa, said that the theme of the day for 2024 is \u2018Empowering Through Inclusion and Diversity\u2019. He said that special persons needed special attention and that steps should be taken to improve their living standards. This is the reason commemorating World Braille Day and spreading awareness about the importance of the language is needed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:black\">\u201cPakistan takes an active part in the World Braille Day designated by the UN every year, to encourage the visually impaired to read, write, and contribute effectively to their societies,\u201d he said. \u201cBraille is a tactile representation of alphabetic and numerical symbols using six dots to represent each letter and number, as well as musical, mathematical and scientific symbols.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:black\">He further implored that the blind community receive full support from the state since equal rights and fair treatment is essential for the prosperity of society. A point regarding the need for braille educational facilities was also raised.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"background-color:white\">Published in The Express Tribune, January 5<sup>th<\/sup>, 2024.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async defer crossorigin=\"anonymous\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&#038;version=v5.0&#038;appId=419051588770002&#038;autoLogAppEvents=1\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Association of Visually Impaired Persons on \u2018World Braille Day\u2019, which was marked on Thursday, stressed the importance of raising public awareness about the importance of braille literacy and urged investors to invest in technology that incorporates braille for increased inclusivity. 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