Is there a demand for braille textbook transcribers?
There is a significant shortage of braille transcribers throughout the country. Because of this shortage, blind and visually impaired schoolchildren go weeks and sometimes months without the textbooks that their sighted peers have for their core or elective classes. This significant shortage of braille transcribers affects s college-bound students too. It is estimated that the United States needs 380 full-time transcribers now, will need 735 additional transcribers in five years, and 1,020 additional transcribers in ten years.
