Power of the Printed Word

There are an estimated 1.3 billion of them in the world today. They can¹t read the newspaper nor write a letter to a dear friend. They can¹t fill out their own forms nor read great plays by Shakespeare and novels by Dickens. They are illiterates.
Not being able to read or write would be a big problem in todays world. Almost everything we do involves some sort of reading or writing. Whether it be driving and being able to read road signs to stay on track or just going grocery shopping where the ingredients section on a can of soup is a complete waste of writing. …