[Ohio-talk] recent coverage on NPR for Braille

[Marianne Denning]

My concern is that we always say learning braille is hard. If we tell people it is hard then people won't even try. That is the wrong attitude to begin with. We need to change the message.

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> On Mar 18, 2017, at 12:16 PM, Rachel Kuntz via Ohio-Talk <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> The following story appeared on NPR's All Things Considered recently. It
> made me think about the many reasons for the decline in Braille reading most
> of which are not discussed in this story. Listen to or read the story and
> let me know what your thoughts are about the decline of Braille reading and
> suggestions on how we can promote Braille reading. 
> 
> 
> 
> As-braille-literacy-declines-reading-competitions-held-to-boost-interest
> <http://www.npr.org/2017/03/13/519983877/as-braille-literacy-declines-readin
> g-competitions-held-to-boost-interest> 
> 
> 
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Rachel R. Kuntz
> 
> Board Member
> 
> National Federation of the Blind of Ohio
> 
> 937.245.0547 cell
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> 
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> Live the life you want. Blindness is not what holds you back.
> 
> 
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