RNIB holds braille anniversary at The British Library

The Royal National Institute of Blind People held a panel event at The British Library on November 26 in honour of braille’s 200th anniversary of the invention. 

Attendees were invited to explore a collection of historical braille items, including a braille teaching guide from 1889, a 1970s copy of the holy Quran and a map of The British Library. 

The panellists included RNIB vice president, Lord David Blunkett; 11-year old braille author Betsy Griffin; RNIB’s inclusive design ambassador and chair of The Braillists Foundation, Dave Williams, who also chaired the discussion; BBC journalist and presenter, Emma Tracey; and UNESCO ambassador and Mauritian-born singer, Jane Constance.