by Kenyon Wallace, National Post
The publication in 1829 of a small booklet explaining how a series of raised dots arranged in a line could teach the world’s blind to read is one of modern history’s great, if often overlooked, turning points. Once hailed as the great intellectual equalizer, Louis Braille’s development of a new alphabet that could be read with the fingers is now at risk of being consigned to history, overtaken by the rapid pace of changing technology. Only 10% of blind school-aged children are taught Braille today; compared to about 50% in the 1960s, according to the U.S. National Federation of the Blind. The statistic is roughly the same for Canada.
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