Issues Related to Literacy of Legally Blind Learners

Abstract

Literacy has become a national concern explored by television, newspapers, and magazines. Formerly considered to be mainly an educational issue, employers are now equally concerned. Indeed, the concern has spread beyond reading and writing literacy and now includes math, computer, and even cultural literacy. Thus, braille literacy has far-reaching implications for the education of visually handicapped children, for their eventual employment, and for their quality of life in general. This final article responds to the issues addressed by preceding articles and comments. It also addresses other issues, such as the delivery of services to blind and other visually handicapped children and the preparation of their teachers, which were not the focus of the other authors.

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