[Ohio-talk] a very thought and anger-provoking article from NBP

[Deborah Kendrick]

Hi Aleeha and all, 
I would encourage you to read this post again.  To me, it sounds as though
she is simply raising the very same questions that we braille lovers in the
Federation are asking.  That is, what role will braille play in the future?
She is raising questions, asking us to think about literacy, and does not
seem at all to be pronouncing the death of braille literacy.  
We all read so much every day that it is easy for any one of us to
misconstrue something read in haste.  That goes for me, too, of course.
Perhaps I am missing the point.  But the message seems to me to be simply a
person who understands the power of literacy asking question about our
future.
Peace,
Deborah


-----Original Message-----
From: Ohio-talk [mailto:ohio-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Cheryl
Fischer
Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2013 1:33 PM
To: 'NFB of Ohio Announcement and Discussion List'
Subject: Re: [Ohio-talk] a very thought and anger-provoking article from NBP

Sounds to me like this person from National Braille Press is not aware of
how people are using Braille displays with devices such as the iPhone or
iPad.


-----Original Message-----
From: Ohio-talk [mailto:ohio-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Aleeha
Dudley
Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2013 12:35 PM
To: NFB of Ohio Announcement and Discussion List
Subject: [Ohio-talk] a very thought and anger-provoking article from NBP

Hi all,
     I just wanted to share this because it caught my attention in a very
big way. I first came across it on Twitter and became very angry that an
organization such as NBP, who professes to provide Braille materials and in
fact has the word Braille in its name, could write such an article that
undermines everything they have been doing for years. I'd love to hear
others' thoughts on this article. The link is
here:
http://nationalbraillepress.wordpress.com/2013/03/13/are-we-witnessing-the-d
emise-of-braille/
Aleeha

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