In April 2026 Austria included “Verwendung und Weitergabe der Brailleschrift” (Use and tradition of braille) in the national list of intangible cultural heritage. Congratulations to everyone who contributed to this action! With Germany, France and Slovenia Austria is the forth…
Braille nominated as intangible cultural heritage
The joint Franco-German nomination of “Braille: Reading and Writing by Touch” for the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity was submitted to UNESCO by the French delegation on 31 March in Paris. Many Braille users from France…
Take part in recognizing braille as intangible cultural heritage
For braille users it is really ovious that braille is cultural heritage. Therefore many counties are on the way to include braille in their national lists of intangible cultural heritage. Slovenia, France and Germany succeded already in this. France and…