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From YouTube: FEBRUARY 12 2020 Statements Janet Routledge
Description
The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
5th Session
41st Parliament
A
Remember:
Burnaby
North
Thank
You.
Mr.
speaker,
January
4th
was
Braille.
Day
celebrated
around
the
world
on
louis
braille's
birthday.
Braille
is
a
tactile
reading
and
writing
system
of
raised.
Dots
that
are
read
by
touch
each
dot
or
combination
of
dots
represents
a
letter
of
the
alphabet,
a
number
or
a
punctuation
mark.
They
can
be
used
to
express
words,
sentences,
equations,
musical
notes
and
more
about
1.5
million
Canadians
identify
as
having
some
form
of
vision
loss,
including
more
than
250,000
British.
Columbians
Braille
is
a
vital
communication
tool
for
many
blind
and
visually
impaired
people.
A
Our
government
believes
that
everyone
deserves
to
have
the
same
opportunities
and
access
to
literacy,
Braille
breaks
down
barriers
to
communication
and
information
and
is
a
powerful
tool
for
education
and
accessibility.
Louis
Braille
adapted
the
system
in
the
early
19th
century
from
a
military
code.
Soldiers
used
to
read
messages
in
the
dark
today.
Braille
is
one
of
the
important
Technol
technological
solutions
that
enable
people
with
visual
impairments
to
read,
write
and
communicate.
Our
government
is
taking
steps
to
improve
accessibility
and
inclusion
for
all
people
of
all
abilities,
including
those
with
vision
loss.
A
We
recently
released
the
results
of
public
consultations
on
accessibility
and
inclusion.
These
results
clearly
show
that
there
is
strong
support
for
developing
legislation
to
identify,
remove
and
prevent
barriers
that
impede
the
full
participation
of
people
with
disabilities.
I
encourage
everyone
to
learn
more
about
Braille
and
celebrate
it
as
a
major
accomplishment
in
the
way
that
people
with
vision
loss
can
communicate.