Is Braille Obsolete?

Note to Self

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4.7 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 25 March 2015

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

Touchscreen phones work so well for blind people that Braille may become obsolete. But advocates worry this could render the next generation "functionally illiterate."

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0:00.0	Hello friend, this is an episode of Note to Self, but from when we used to be called New Text City.
0:06.9	Same good content, just the old name. Enjoy.
0:12.8	This is WNYC's New Text City, where digital gets personal.
0:17.4	I'm a new summer OD.
0:19.1	Okay, so here's what I want you to do.
0:21.1	If you're listening right now on an iPhone, pull it out.
0:24.3	If you're not on an iPhone, don't worry. Just listen along.
0:26.6	You're gonna see where I'm going in a sec.
0:28.3	Okay, so under settings, then general settings.
0:32.3	About halfway down the screen, you're gonna see a tab called Accessibility.
0:37.3	If you turn voice over on, your phone will start reading everything on it aloud.
0:43.3	And if you develop a good ear, you can make it go really fast.
0:47.3	Twitter.
0:47.9	Double tattoo.
0:48.6	Lindsay.
0:49.1	Annie.
0:49.5	Avocaine.
0:50.1	Medium.
0:50.5	Molly.
0:51.0	Mickey.
0:51.5	Dottach.
0:52.0	Jessie.
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