Has technology ruined handwriting?

Constant use of technology and typing on keyboards may cause some people to forget how to write in cursive. We have gotten so used to relying on auto-correct and sending texts and emails that we place convenience above handwriting. A 2012 study by a UK-based company called Docmail provides further support, finding that more than 50% of participants who kept writing samples reported a noticeable decline in their writing. Wendy Carlson, a handwriting expert and forensic document examiner, believes, “Texting played a role in it because people are trying to write quick short sentences. People aren’t using their minds and they are relying on technology to make the decisions for them.” Now that we've become more reliant on technology, requirements for teaching cursive writing in U.S. public schools have deteriorated to the point where there is now no formal rule that cursive must be taught. It’s up to individual states whether or not cursive will be included in the curriculum. In a world where people rely on short sentences and automatic spell-checking, will cursive writing become a lost art?

CNN, 7/28/13