Braille Literacy in Audio Technology Era
Since it
was founded in 1821, Braille
writing system has opened up greater opportunities for the visually
impaired to access unlimited information. They can read and write independently
to improve their knowledge and skills, enjoy literary works, access news,
and even correspond with each other .
In addition, with Braille, blind students have equal access to participate in
education. Braille has also raised the social status of the visually
impaired. Before the invention of the Braille system, people with visual
disability were viewed not just as persons who do not have sight , but
also as different species, more innocent and malleable individuals, even
semi-finished creatures (Aviv, 2010). But now, Braille literacy allows the
visually impaired to have a decent education. Unfortunately, the development
of Braille usage is not as expected because not all blind people learn to use
it. While people know that Braille system is the fundamental tool of
written communication for the blind, th