World Braille Day
- Shane Warren
- Jan 4
- 1 min read
MEDIA RELEASE / PUBLIC RESPONSE
For Immediate Release
4 January 2026
On World Braille Day, we recognise the vital role Braille plays in advancing inclusion, independence, and equal access to information for people who are blind or have low vision.
Access to information is not a privilege it is a foundation for participation, dignity, learning, employment, and mental wellbeing. When people can read, communicate, and engage with the world on their own terms, they are better supported to exercise agency, build confidence, and maintain meaningful social connection.
Barriers to accessibility do not only limit opportunity they can also contribute to isolation, frustration, and psychological distress. Inclusive communication, including the availability of Braille and accessible formats, is therefore not just a matter of disability rights, but of public mental health.
At VMHPAA, we affirm the importance of accessible, person-centred services that recognise the diverse ways people experience, process, and engage with information. This includes ensuring mental health and wellbeing supports are inclusive of people who are blind or have low vision, and that accessibility is embedded into practice, not added as an afterthought.
Today is an opportunity to reflect on how we can do better: to design services that are accessible from the outset, to listen to lived experience, and to build systems where inclusion supports both autonomy and wellbeing," said Shane Warren, Chair of VMHPAA
True equity is achieved when everyone can access information, support, and care in ways that work for them.
Media Contact:
Shane Warren, Chair
Susan Sandy, Secretary
Philip Armstrong, CEO
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