Braille literacy flags, even as technology makes it more urgent

The National Braille Press estimates that today only 12 percent of 55,000 legally blind children in the United States can read braille. Although the number does not account for those cognitively unable to read, the literacy rate is down significantly from 50 percent in the 1960s. It seems the time, effort, and money it takes to teach children braille is sometimes passed over in favor of less expensive and less time-consuming audio and computer aids. To many within the blind community, this trend holds serious ramifications. Read more of this article from The Christian Science Monitor.