Braille Instruction Decreasing

Two articles were recently published discussing the lack of Braille instruction in the United States. As smartphones and mobile technology increase, less schools are teaching visually impaired students to read Braille. Braille advocates argue that this leaves the visually impaired virtually illiterate.

Read these articles on NPR and MSNBC:

http://www.npr.org/blogs/alltechconsidered/2012/02/13/146812288/braille-under-siege-as-blind-turn-to-smartphones

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29882719/ns/us_news-life/t/fewer-blind-americans-learning-use-braille/#.T1opO4Fn-PQ.