On January 4, Bangalore will celebrate the birthday of Louis Braille, the creator of the script for the blind with the rest of the world. Doordarshan Kendra will be observing this day in a unique way, Kannada News will be presented by visually challenged persons trained in Braille script.

Braille Script consists of six dots that are raised.

These six bumps are in different patterns, like constellations, spreading out over the page. They consist of numbers, letters, words.

Srinivas M, CEO, National Association for the Blind, Karnataka Branch said that the Braille script has helped the visually and partially visually challenged people immensely.

It has allowed them to take competitive exams and has also helped them scan and read material.

He believes that there is no need to send blind and partially blind children to special blind schools, with the help of the Braille script they can conquer the world.