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I happen to know that they do not. In Prague we have special libraries for the blind. And there are unfortunately very few books available. Braille is supper in

I happen to know that they do not. In Prague we have special libraries for the blind. And there are unfortunately very few books available. Braille is supper inefficient, it is like 40 characters per line, 20-25 lines per page [1]. The pages are significantly larger than US letter. In order to print a book, say, a Harry Potter book, takes a number of volumes http://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-72107-boston-ma-kristen-turgeon-reads-the-braille-version-of-harry-44279227.html http://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-72107-boston-ma-kristen-tur... [1] http://www.brl.org/intro/session10/format.html http://www.brl.org/intro/session10/format.html

timthelion 10y ago
The first volume weighs nearly 7.7 pounds and costs $70 http://www.braillebookstore.com/Harry-Potter-and-the-Sorcerer's-Stone.1 http://www.braillebookstore.com/Harry-Potter-and-the-Sorcere... and that is contracted Braille (which many blind people don't even know how to read, and which is ambiguous (many letters are left out), people understand it, but only because the human brain is cleaver). The uncontracted version weighs 9.2 pounds and costs $92.