Conclusion: Are all communication alternatives for disabilities created equal?

               From the brief journey through the histories, origins, and components of Braille and ASL, it is apparent that no two TEXT technologies are created equal. Although superficially ASL is assigned to deaf individuals and Braille is assigned to blind people to compensate for a lost sense, the success and the degree to which each technology is able to compensate for the lost sense differ vastly. Braille is better able to retain messages and is more accessible; however, the next subject to explore would be to evaluate whether or not it is even fair to compare the two TEXT technologies. Braille is needed because blind people cannot see the written word and cannot communicate via writing, whereas ASL is needed because a person cannot hear the spoken work, thus they are functionally compensating for different modes of communication.  They are different their constitutive parts are fulfilling gaps in different vehicles of communication. Yet, they fulfill the same purpose of enabling communication to the disabled. Perhaps, it is the lens through which you evaluate Braille and ASL that deem it okay or inadmissible to compare.