“Definitely because of the coming of computers and so much typing. People don’t want handwritten stuff anymore.”

— Vinur Kaul, graduate student, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

“I don’t know if the need exists anymore with today’s technology.”

— Greg Bennett, vice president, Lawrence

“Yes, due to the availability of computers and the encouragement to use the technology, it’s not required or as necessary for them to practice the art of it any longer.”

— Amy Gottschamer, business owner, Lawrence

“Yes, I’m going to agree because I have pretty poor penmanship ... lack of practice and all the typing (I do).”

— Nic Varner, servers, Parsons