Eli5: what has prevented braille and sign language from being taught in mainstream schools?

Question

It’s not necessarily more work to teach kids basic communication in both ASL and braille than some of the other things kids get taught in schools.

I can think of many benefits to society if the majority knows how to do both, so I’m genuinely curious why it never gained traction anywhere? Like, there are no countries on earth where the majority can communicate in sign language or read braille.

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Answer 1

I guess depends where you are. But I’m in US and never once in my many years of life have I needed either.

Spanish on the other hand is way more helpful, at least in the south. So usually, Spanish is taught as the secondary mode of language, as you’d probably use it more for an average persons life.