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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Whose birth anniversary is observed as the World Braille Day
A
Helen Adams Keller
B
Louis Braille
C
David Paterson
D
Ray Charles
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The special day to celebrate the Braille system is observed on the birth anniversary of Louis Braille, who was born on 4 January 1809 and was blind since the age of three.

Detailed explanation-2: -WORLD BRAILLE DAY HISTORY In 2018, the UN General Assembly decided to make it an official observance by proclaiming January 4th as World Braille Day. January 4th commemorates the birthdate of Louis Braille. The UN celebrated the first official World Braille Day in 2019.

Detailed explanation-3: -Significance of World Braille Day 2023 The method was generally neglected until Braille died in misery on January 6, 1852, in Paris, from illness. The United Nations declared January 4th as World Braille Day in a proclamation issued in 2018.

Detailed explanation-4: -World Braille Day, celebrated since 2019, is observed to raise awareness of the importance of Braille as a means of communication in the full realization of the human rights for blind and partially sighted people.

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