TY  - JOUR
T1  - AUditory reading matter for the blind
AU  - Potter C
Y1  - 1969/10/20
N1  - 10.1001/jama.1969.03160290108031
JO  - JAMA
SP  - 556
EP  - 556
VL  - 210
IS  - 3
N2  - To the Editor:— 
    I noticed the editorial entitled, "Better Braille for Blind Diabetics" (208:2330, 1969). While I find the material interesting and accurate, I am a little concerned with some of the things it leaves unsaid which I consider highly important.Most diabetics who lose their sight are adults by the time the disease manifests itself in the loss of visual perception. While some persons who become blind in adulthood do learn and use braille effectively, most do not regardless of the cause of blindness, because they prefer auditory reading systems which are widely available. Although it is entirely possible to provide a larger braille cell, the number of persons who would use it is not great.My interest in writing is to remind the physicians that auditory reading matter as well as substantial services designed to assist blind persons to develop compensatory skills and help accommodating attitudes are
SN  - 0098-7484
M3  - doi: 10.1001/jama.1969.03160290108031
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.1969.03160290108031
ER  -