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The BA Antiquities Museum Uses Braille Cards

The BA Antiquities Museum started using Braille Cards describing its most significant collections to ensure social inclusion of the visually impaired and people with special needs. The Cards portray and provide detailed information about the antiquities to enhance the blind and visually impaired ...

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White Cane Bibliography for visitors

Alexandria, 16 November 2005— On the occasion of the celebration of the International White Cane Day, the Bibliotheca Alexandrina Library Sector has prepared for its patrons a bibliography on the white cane articles, books and websites. The material listed in the bibliography explores subjects such ...

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World Braille Day 2012

The BA Taha Hussein Library for the Blind and the Visually Impaired, in cooperation with Nahdet Misr Group, celebrates the World Braille Day on Wednesday, 26 December 2012. The celebration seeks to raise public awareness on the rights of the blind and visually impaired, the Braille method, and the ...

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The White Cane Safety Day 2011

The BA Taha Hussein Library for the Blind and Visually Impaired, in cooperation with UNESCO, holds the International White Cane Safety Day on Thursday, 13 October 2011. The celebration presents the training course “Mobility Using the White Cane” which highlights the cane’s importance in the daily ...

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The World Braille Day at the BA

The BA Taha Hussein Library for the Blind and Visually Impaired organizes a celebration on the occasion of the “World Braille Day” on 4 January 2011. This international celebration is held annually as a tribute to the birthday of Louis Braille, born in 1809, the genius whose invention changed the ...

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