Aliyot for the blind

Hi,

The person who reads from the Torah is required to read every letter from the scroll itself. Because of this requirement, some authorities do not permit a blind person to receive an aliyah, even if someone else is the formal baal keriah (reader).

Many Ashkenazi authorities do permit a blind person to receive an aliyah, though, and that is our practice at our shul.

(Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim 139:3; Mishneh Berurah 139:12-13)

Have a great day,
Mordechai