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The Country of the Blind

99% Invisible

CHAPTER

The History of Blindness and Reading

Critics believe that the trusty old technology of the book will always be the superior vehicle for ideas. The history of blindness and reading shows that the way we read has always been in flux. No amount of historical research or conceptual reframing can hide the simple equation at the work here.

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