Defending Literacy among the Visually Impaired
By Regina Hoo
November 2018 FEATURE
New forms of media following the rise of technological advances have eclipsed the written word, and Braille literacy among the visually impaired appears to be on a gradual decline.Before the nineteenth century, the visually impaired read letters using makeshift methods – either carved in wood or wax, formed by wire, or outlined in felt with pins.1Vexed by these arcane restrictions, Louis Braille invented his six-dot system in 1824 by building on the night writing method developed by a French Army...
Regina Hoo
is the deputy editor of Penang Monthly.
