Tool to master languages


Better understanding: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia special needs student Khoo Song Win holding a copy of the dictionary during its launch in Kuala Lumpur. — Bernama

KUALA LUMPUR: The country’s first-ever bilingual Braille dictionary will be distributed for free to special education schools, universities, training centres and the visually-impaired nationwide starting next month.

Trustee of the Malaysian Foundation for the Blind (MFB) Silatul Rahim Dahman said the development of the bilingual lexicon, which began in 2021, was fully completed last year with an allocation of about RM500,000.

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