President directs phone companies to issue braille bills

COLOMBO: President Mahinda Rajapaksa directed the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL) to request the seven public telephone network operators to provide bills in Braille to their visually handicapped subscribers.

The braille format bill is an additional service for these subscribers.

"It will help the visually impaired subscribers to read their bill without any extra cost. The Braille format bill will be sent with the regular bill and will contain the same detailed information," the President said.

The President conveyed this message to commemorate the White Cane Day which falls tomorrow.

The President said the White Cane is considered as a token of freedom. Issuing a Braille bill shows that blind people should also enjoy their freedom and equality of life in society.