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Blunkett ban on braille

Published on
May 9, 1997
Last updated
May 27, 2015

David Blunkett, Secretary of State for Education and Employment, has appealed for people to write to him in normal print, rather than sending tapes or braille. He told his first press conference that while he appreciated the thought, the effect of braille letters was to increase his workload, forcing him rather than an official to do the first reading.

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