I have just received a publication from RNIB (it took a great effort to get
it in Braille) Called Sight Problems: Changing The Way We Think About
Blindness. In this booklet it says:
'there are systems of reading by touch such as Braille. There are
20,000-25,000 people who use Braille regularly, and many more make use of
Braille labelling on signs, in lifts and on packaging. However, it is
unusual for people losing their sight in later life to learn the system.'
This sounds to me almost like damning with faint praise. I am sure that more
people would give Braille a go if they had the opportunity and if the
benefits were emphasised rather more than the difficulties. I am not really
sure at whom this publication is aimed but what it has to say about Braille
doesn't encourage anyone who has lost their sight in later life to attempt
to take it up.
Iain.
----- Original Message -----
From: "James O'Dell" <jamesodell@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, July 08, 2005 2:45 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: The Benefits of Braille - for Tink
But the enigma in this case is how to preserve braille at all, if the vast majority of blind people are older and don't have the opportunity to learn it.
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