Editing Braille (section)

== Uses ==
[[File:Braille wine label.jpg|thumb|A bottle of [[Chapoutier]] wine, with braille on the label]]
[[File:Bahnhofsplan für Blinde, Hannover Hbf, Ausschnitt Eingangsbereich.jpg|thumb|An embossed map of a German train station, with braille text]]

Braille is read by people who are blind, deafblind or who have low vision, and by both those born with a visual impairment and those who experience sight loss later in life. Braille may also be used by print impaired people, who although may be fully sighted, due to a physical disability are unable to read print.<ref>{{Citation |last1=McNaught |first1=Alistair |title=Ebooks and accessibility |date=2014 |work=Ebooks in Education |pages=35–50 |editor-last=Woodward |editor-first=Hazel |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctv3t5qn1.8 |access-date=2024-06-04 |series=Realising the Vision |publisher=Ubiquity Press |isbn=978-1-909188-37-2 |last2=Alexander |first2=Huw |last3=Atkins |first3=Madeleine|jstor=j.ctv3t5qn1.8 }}</ref> Even individuals with low vision will find that they benefit from braille, depending on level of vision or context (for example, when lighting or colour contrast is poor). Braille is used for both short and long reading tasks. Examples of short reading tasks include braille labels for identifying household items (or cards in a wallet), reading elevator buttons, accessing phone numbers, recipes, grocery lists and other personal notes. Examples of longer reading tasks include using braille to access educational materials, novels and magazines. People with access to a [[refreshable braille display]] can also use braille for reading email and ebooks, browsing the internet and accessing other electronic documents. It is also possible to adapt or purchase playing cards and board games in braille.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://visionaware.org/everyday-living/recreation-and-leisure/playing-cards-and-games/board-games/ |title=Home {{!}} Recreation and Leisure for People Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired {{!}} Playing Cards and Games After Vision Loss {{!}} Board Games |website=visionaware.org |access-date=1 December 2021 |archive-date=1 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211201140939/https://visionaware.org/everyday-living/recreation-and-leisure/playing-cards-and-games/board-games/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In [[India]] there are instances where the parliament acts have been published in braille, such as ''The Right to Information Act''.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/07/04/stories/2006070402351200.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060708054944/http://www.hindu.com/2006/07/04/stories/2006070402351200.htm | url-status=dead | archive-date=8 July 2006 | title=National: Right to Information Act in Braille | date=4 July 2006 | newspaper=[[The Hindu]] | access-date=21 December 2012}}</ref> Sylheti Braille is used in [[Northeast India]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sylheti|url=https://www.duxburysystems.com/documentation/dbt$11.2/language_translation_tables/sylheti.htm|access-date=8 June 2021|website=www.duxburysystems.com|archive-date=8 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210608031904/https://www.duxburysystems.com/documentation/dbt$11.2/language_translation_tables/sylheti.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

In Canada, passenger safety information in braille and tactile seat row markers are required aboard planes, trains, large ferries, and interprovincial busses pursuant to the Canadian Transportation Agency's regulations.<ref>{{cite web |title=Accessible Transportation for Persons with Disabilities Regulations |url=https://otc-cta.gc.ca/eng/accessible-transportation-persons-disabilities-regulations |website=Canadian Transportation Agency |date=23 June 2020 |access-date=1 December 2021 |archive-date=23 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210923214134/https://otc-cta.gc.ca/eng/accessible-transportation-persons-disabilities-regulations |url-status=live }}</ref>

In the United States, the [[Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990]] requires various building signage to be in braille.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ada.gov/1991standards/1991standards-archive.html#Anchor-10133 |title=Appendix A to Part 36{{snd}} Standards for Accessible Design: ADA Accessibility Guidelines for Buildings and Facilities |date=14 March 2014 |quote=4.30.4* Raised and Brailled Characters and Pictorial Symbol Signs (Pictograms). Letters and numerals shall be raised 1/32 in, upper case, sans serif or simple serif type and shall be accompanied with Grade 2 Braille. |access-date=1 December 2021 |archive-date=21 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210421140042/https://www.ada.gov/1991standards/1991standards-archive.html#Anchor-10133 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In the United Kingdom, medicines are required to have the name of the medicine in Braille on the labeling.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gov.uk/medicines-packaging-labelling-and-patient-information-leaflets#braille-on-labelling-and-in-pils |title=Medicines: packaging, labeling, and patient information leaflets |website=gov.uk |access-date=5 May 2015 |archive-date=6 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220106014355/https://www.gov.uk/guidance/medicines-packaging-labelling-and-patient-information-leaflets#braille-on-labelling-and-in-pils |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Currency ===

The current series of [[Banknotes of the Canadian dollar|Canadian banknotes]] has a [[Canadian currency tactile feature|tactile feature]] consisting of raised dots that indicate the denomination, allowing bills to be easily identified by blind or low vision people. It does not use standard braille numbers to identify the value. Instead, the number of full braille cells, which can be simply counted by both braille readers and non-braille readers alike, is an indicator of the value of the bill.

[[Mexican peso#Series D|Mexican bank notes]], [[Australian dollar|Australian bank notes]], [[Indian rupee]] notes, [[Israeli new shekel]] notes<ref>[http://www.boi.org.il/en/Currency/BanknoteSecurityFeatures/Pages/intaglio.aspx Bank of Israel – Banknote Security Features – Raised print (intaglio)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923193355/http://www.boi.org.il/en/Currency/BanknoteSecurityFeatures/Pages/intaglio.aspx |date=23 September 2015 }}. boi.org.il. Retrieved 11 January 2013.</ref> and [[Russian ruble]] notes also have special raised symbols to make them identifiable by persons who are blind or have low vision.<ref>{{cite web |title=Banknotes {{!}} Банк России |url=https://www.cbr.ru/eng/Bank-notes_coins/banknotes_itm/?PrtId=banknotes_itm&nominal=5000 |website=www.cbr.ru |publisher=[[Central Bank of Russia]] |access-date=9 December 2018 |archive-date=9 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181209211206/http://www.cbr.ru/eng/bank-notes_coins/banknotes_itm/?PrtId=banknotes_itm&nominal=5000 |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[Euro coins]] were designed in cooperation with organisations representing [[blindness|blind]] people, and as a result they incorporate [[Euro coins#Features for persons with impaired sight|many features]] allowing them to be distinguished by touch alone. In addition, their visual appearance is designed to make them easy to tell apart for persons who cannot read the inscriptions on the coins. "A good design for the blind and partially sighted is a good design for everybody" was the principle behind the cooperation of the [[European Central Bank]] and the [[European Blind Union]] during the design phase of the first series [[Euro banknotes]] in the 1990s.<ref name="ECB" /> As a result, the design of the first euro banknotes included [[Euro banknotes#Features for people with impaired sight|several characteristics]] which aid both the [[blindness|blind]] and [[Visual impairment|partially sighted]] to confidently use the notes.<ref name="ECB">{{cite web | url=http://www.ecb.int/euro/visually/html/index.en.html | title=ECB: For the visually impaired | publisher=European Central Bank | access-date=10 January 2012 | year=2002 | archive-date=7 January 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120107084043/http://www.ecb.int/euro/visually/html/index.en.html | url-status=live }}</ref>

Australia introduced the tactile feature onto their five-dollar banknote in 2016.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-08-31/new-tactile-$5-note-coming-into-circulation/7797160 |title=Australia's new $5 notes to be more accessible to blind and vision-impaired people |first=Nicole |last=Mills |date=30 August 2016 |work=[[ABC News (TV channel)|ABC News]] |access-date=21 October 2016 |archive-date=21 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161021132824/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-08-31/new-tactile-$5-note-coming-into-circulation/7797160 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In the United Kingdom, the front of the £10 polymer note (the side with raised print), has two clusters of raised dots in the top left hand corner, and the £20 note has three. This tactile feature helps blind and partially sighted people identify the value of the note.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/faq/banknote|title=Questions about polymer banknotes and the new £10 note|date=1 December 2021|website=Bank of England|access-date=1 December 2021|archive-date=1 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211201020101/https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/faq/banknote|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2003 the US Mint introduced the commemorative Alabama State Quarter, which recognized State Daughter [[Helen Keller]] on the Obverse, including the name Helen Keller in both English script and Braille inscription. This appears to be the first known use of Braille on US Coin Currency, though not standard on all coins of this type.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usmint.gov/coins/coin-medal-programs/50-state-quarters/alabama|title=Alabama State Quarter &#124; U.S. Mint|website=United States Mint}}</ref>