Organizer : Vigyan Setu Foundation, Bridging Science & Society

World Braille Day 2024

To commemorate the birthday of the creator of a marvellous aid that opened up the entire world of accessibility to the blind and visually impaired, known as Braille, United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in November 2018 declared January 4 to be celebrated as World Braille Day.

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What is one common way to reduce the bulk of braille documents and books?*

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There is no way to reduce the bulk of braille documents and books.

The use of contractions and short form words.

No braille book may contain more than twenty pages.

Braille can be shrunk just like print.

What exactly is a contraction in the context of braille?*

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Don’t kid a kidder. There are no contractions.

The same thing as is meant by the term contraction in English grammar, that is two words compressed into one like can’t, didn’t, etc.

A unit consisting of one or two cells that represents a larger whole, such as a commonly used word.

The initial letter of a word that stands for that word.

What is interpoint braille?*

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A method of embossing in which the text on one side of the page is offset from that on the other.

A braille textbook on ballet.

A method of embossing in which cells are interlaced.

A variant of braille using embossed lines as well as dots

Printed matter in English and other European languages is read horizontally, from left to right. Hebrew is read horizontally, from right to left. And Asian languages such as Chinese are read vertically from top to bottom. How is braille typically read?*

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Horizontally, from right to left

Vertically, from bottom to top

Vertically, from top to bottom

Horizontally, from left to right

Does braille include periods, commas, question marks and the like?*

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Yes

No

Maybe

What makes up the cell, the basic unit of braille?*

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There is no basic unit. They’re just random dots. It beats me how anybody can read them.

Six dots in two rows: Dot 1 upper left, Dot 2 beside that and Dot 3 beside that. Dot 4 lower left, Dot 5 beside that, and Dot 6 beside that.

Six dots in two columns: Dot 1 upper left, Dot 2 below that and Dot 3 below that. Dot 4 upper right, dot 5 below that, and dot 6 below that.

Four dots arranged in a square

In braille, the first ten letters of the alphabet are all formed using combinations of the upper dots, that is dots 1, 2, 4 and 5*

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True

False

What is the process to create braille?*

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It is printed.

It is louised

It is brailled or embossed.

There is no particular term

Since braille is by its nature a non-visual reading system, how are typographic changes like capitalization and italics indicated?*

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Capital letters use the upper part of the braille cell, while lower case letters use the lower part of the cell.

There is no way of indicating typographic changes in braille.

Special characters called composition signs indicate capitalization, italics, etc.

Italics and bold type can’t be represented but capital letters are larger

Braille is a tactile system. What does tactile mean?*

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Pertaining to the sense of touch

Pertaining to the vision

Pertaining to the sense of sight

Pertaining to the eyes