They recently completed a study about this, and they're gonna share a little bit about their findings as they've explored current braille research and where the gaps might be.

Good morning, good afternoon, and good evening, everyone.

My name is Asha Rose, and I'm a graduate researcher at Adelaide University.

We'd like to begin with a simple question: How many braille readers are there in your country? For most of us, despite working in blindness, education, rehabilitation, technology, research, or advocacy, that's a surprisingly difficult question to answer.

In fact, in many countries, there is no reliable answer at all.

We may have estimates of how many people are blind or have low vision.

We may know how many people receive services from a particular organization.

The people who most need braille may be the least visible in the statistics that guide investment decisions.