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The Country of the Blind

99% Invisible

CHAPTER

The History of Blindness

English Braille is now the main way blind children are taught to read in the U.S. With their increasing self-determination and literacy, blind people are more able to integrate into society than ever before. Some blind people are getting office jobs using tech like Braille typewriter so they can work alongside-sided people as equals. It's what Howe had hoped LineType would help them do.

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