SOM Braille services and resources available to support blind or visually impaired Michiganders Bureau of Services for Blind Persons highlights various braille services and resources during Braille Literacy Month January 19, 2021 LANSING, Mich.—January has been proclaimed as Braille Literacy Month by Governor Gretchen Whitmer to recognize the impact this reading system has on individuals who are blind or visually impaired, and call attention to the invaluable services and resources in Michigan that enable residents to learn and enhance their braille skills. Braille, created by Louis Braille in 1824, enables individuals to read with their fingertips using a system of six raised dots. It also helps individuals who are blind or visually impaired in the workplace and the classroom and assists with helping them learn about grammar, spelling and punctuation. The Bureau of Services for Blind Persons (BSBP), within the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity’s Office of Employment and Training, facilitates various braille services and resources in the state.