China's first braille marriage registration for visually impaired couple in Beijing

Chris McMillan
Aug 25, 2024
1 min read

People’s Daily

13th March 2024

A visually impaired couple officially wed on Tuesday in Beijing, with marriage registration documents and wedding vows formatted in braille, marking a first in China.

Establishing a green channel for visually impaired individuals and providing accessible format documents is a significant measure to improve social public services and implement the "Barrier-free Environment Creation Law."

http://en.people.cn/n3/2024/0313/c90000-20144641.html

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