India's oldest Braille Press in Dehradun

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Situated in the capital city of Uttarakhand, the Central Braille is one of the oldest printing presses in India and it is the first press of its kind. It was set up in Dehradun in the year 1951 post-independence, by the Government of India. Central Braille Press offers the chance of literacy to visually impaired -children and adults. This was followed by the setting up of the National Institute for the Visually Handicapped in 1967. Spread over an area of about 43 acres on the Mussoorie-Dehradun Highway, This is a training centre for the visually impaired. With each passing day, the press has shown greater levels of efficiency in production. A braille press involves the process of transcription, proof-reading and embossing. The first step involves transcribing. Transcribing is the process o