Braille panels for sight-impaired people installed at Zvartnots museum complex

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Braille panels for sight-impaired people were installed at Zvartnots museum complex.

  

Panels in five languages - Eastern Armenian, English, Russian, Italian, French and also in Braille alphabet were installed by AMAP NGO in the frame of its project "Armenia in Braille". The goal of the project is to facilitate the integration of sight-impaired and blind people into the society and enable them to easily get acquainted to Armenian monuments. In addition to Zvartnots panels in Braille alphabet will be installed in Garni, Geghard, Amberd, Areni, Noravank, Noratus, Khor Virap, Sevanavank, Goshavank, Haghpat, Tatev, as well as in the historical center of Gyumri and near "Zorac Karer" (Karahundj).

 

The project is sponsored by USAID/CAPS, the Honorary Consul for Italy in Gyumri and VivaCell-MTS.

 

"People with special needs must have equal opportunities and conditions for communicating with our ancient culture, and we are responsible for creating such conditions for them. This project is unique in terms of enabling sight-impaired and blind people to get acquainted to the history of Armenia's historical-cultural sites", noted VivaCell-MTS General Manager Ralph Yirikian.