[access-uk] Re: Does the digital age spell the end of Braille? - News - Gadgets and Tech - The Independent
- From: Gordon Keen <gordonkeen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 21 May 2014 16:21:02 +0100
Hi
Yes that was my take on the article as well, however I decided to post the
article as I felt that some might want to visit the exhibition with a view to
expressing their opinion once they had actually attended.
Regards
G
From Bridgerule in glorious Devon, England.
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On 21 May 2014, at 15:44, Iain Lackie <ilackie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I wasn't aware that the journalist was dismissing braille. If anything, the
> professor was concerned that blind people were being denied access to braille
> due to the rise of the use of other digital sources of information. I think
> it unfair to blame the journalist for expressing the fears of someone else.
> If braille is not taught, of course it will die out. I have to say that even
> as a braille user, I read much less braille than I used to. I don't read any
> less, however.
>
> Iain
>
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