[nobe-l] Is braille overrated?

rbacchus228 at gmail.com rbacchus228 at gmail.com
Thu Jan 18 15:06:27 UTC 2018


I agree with your points. I don't know where I would be if I had not learned to read and write using braille.

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> On Jan 18, 2018, at 9:56 AM, rjaquiss via NOBE-L <nobe-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hello:
> 
>     I am totally blind and have been so from birth. I use braille every
> day. I also use JAWS and an 80 cell braille display. If you don't use
> braille and are totally blind, you are essentially illiterate. How will you
> know the spelling of words and the punctuation used in sentences? Dr. Ruby
> Ryles conducted a study some years ago and found that braille users were
> much more likely to be employed. Happy reading.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Robert Jaquiss
> 
> 
> 
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