A Saskatchewan boy who qualified for an international braille competition in Los Angeles next month hopes he can inspire change in his home province. He punched his ticket to Braille Challenge finals after cracking the top 10 in the world for his age category during a regional braille contest earlier this year. More than 1,100 blind and visually impaired students from Grades 1 to 12 competed across Canada, the United States and the U.K. Elevators generally have braille as well as some washrooms, but Gauthier would like to see all signs include braille to increase accessibility. Letters of the alphabet are represented by braille symbols, and in contracted braille, symbols can represent words.

Source: International New York Times May 09, 2024 08:31 UTC