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Some children are fond of reading, but cannot do so because of their
loss of sight. Braille is a form of writing with raised letters on a sheet.
People who cannot see, feel these

letters on the sheet with their fingers
and are able to read. There are special Louis Braille, who was a blind

schools for them. There are many blind person, invented the Braille
people who can do each and every
script.
thing without feeling the loss. Helen

Keller, Louis Braille, etc. could not only
read but helped others also to read and write.

The blind people can walk with the help of a white stick. They play with

special balls and take part in Special Olympic games held for physically
and mentally challenged people. These are called Paralympics.

Child Labour

If children below 14 years of age work for a living, it is called child
labour. These poor children do not go to school and start earning at a
very young age. They work in dangerous places like fire cracker's

factories, carpet factories, factories making footballs and cricket ball,

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