I know that several years back, Dr. Ruby Ryles, who is now at Louisiana
Tech University did a large study that showed that employment rates for
blind people who know and use Braille are much higher then the regular
blind public.  I believe they were in the 90 percent range, and I think
there have been other studies.

I think this principle is becoming well-established in the community.  Yes,
there are individuals who have and will make it without Braille, however,
most people reach a glass ceiling without Braille.  It is more difficult to
store and retrieve info, take notes, study, and learn.

Dave

At 01:40 PM 7/1/2002 -0500, you wrote:
>Hi all,
>
>Yes, there are some marketing statements posing a problem in this article
>as well.  Does anyone have a lead to the study which states that better
>employment and pay is directly related to Braille literacy?  I have often
>wondered if there are other underlying factors at play.  I know of a
>vice-president of a very large corporation who did just fine without Braille.
>.
>Please do not get me wrong.  I believe anyone who is blind should learn
>Braille.  Braille is an important tool in learning to read and write, and I
>have found Braille very useful for specific tasks like doing speeches.
>However, I do not use Braille to do leasure reading.  this non-usage of
>Braille for leasure reading I guess can be related to learning to use
>Braille at a much older age  then grade school.
>
>At 09:11 AM 7/1/02 , you wrote:
> >Impressive article on braille.
> >____________________________________________________________
> >
> >The following story appeared in The Globe Online:
> >Headline: Reconnecting with the dots
> >Date:     7/1/2002
> >Byline:
> >
> >"    It was an epochal invention, akin to the wheel or fire or ether.
> >And yet, strangely, it has fallen on hard times."
> >____________________________________________________________
> >
> >To read the entire story, click on the link below or cut and paste it
> >into a Web browser:
> >http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/182/living/Reconnecting_with_the_dots+.sh
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