That the Parliament celebrates the 200th anniversary of the invention of Braille, a tactile reading system that uses patterns of raised dots to represent letters, words, numbers and even music notation, which is a crucial method for blind and partially sighted people to be able to access information and participate more equally in society to this day; recognises the tremendous contribution of Louis Braille, born outside Paris in 1809, tragically blinded at a young age, who developed the system, and welcomes the French Consul General, Stéphane Pailler, chair of RNIB Trustees, Anna Tylor, blind braille tutor, Sue Marshall and blind harpist, Fiona Kyle, to the Parliament as part of the reception marking Braille 200 on 29 January 2025.
Supported by:
Karen Adam, Clare Adamson, Jeremy Balfour, Colin Beattie, Neil Bibby, Miles Briggs, Ariane Burgess, Alexander Burnett, Stephanie Callaghan, Maggie Chapman, Foysol Choudhury, Pam Duncan-Glancy, Annabelle Ewing, Kenneth Gibson, Mark Griffin, Dr Sandesh Gulhane, Emma Harper, Bill Kidd, Fulton MacGregor, Rona Mackay, Ruth Maguire, John Mason, Liam McArthur, Marie McNair, Audrey Nicoll, Paul O'Kane, Emma Roddick, Alex Rowley, Kevin Stewart, Paul Sweeney, David Torrance, Mercedes Villalba, Sue Webber, Annie Wells, Tess White, Martin Whitfield, Elena Whitham, Brian Whittle, Humza Yousaf
