Penang Monthly Goes Braille

A NEW CHAPTER in community engagement unfolded at the recently concluded George Town Literary Festival (GTLF). On that day, a collaborative project between Penang Monthly and St. Nicholas’ Home Penang was officially launched. The initiative’s main objective is to make the Penang Monthly magazine accessible to the visually impaired community in Penang, and widely to Malaysia.

The idea to braille Penang Monthly was first sparked when the editorial team paid a visit to St. Nicholas’ Home for an event. During the visit, the Home highlighted the need for more reading materials to benefit both its residents and the wider community of visually impaired individuals. This vision was realised a year later, with the successful translation of Penang Monthly into braille.