[blindkid] braille qwerty usb keyboard needed

[Mike Freeman]

I submit that Braille on the keys will simply reinforce the tentativeness in that Kkendra will tacitly be encouraged to feel for the correct key rather than just aiming for it. Remember that touch is different than sight in a search.

Would you put musical markings on piano keys?

Mike Freeman 

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On Aug 19, 2010, at 15:54, Richard Holloway <rholloway at gopbc.org> wrote:

> Thanks,
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> I've heard that too but I disagree. I suspect that just as a sighted typist may learn to type visually, then later by "touch" alone ("touch" meaning location, not like touching braille in this case), so it may work, at least for my daughter with the braille caps. Kendra is very fast and capable on a braille keyboard but far too tentative on a conventional keyboard. It doesn't matter if JAWS is on and calling out the keystrokes either, Kendra wants to "know" what key is going to be pushed before she pushes it.
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> I see this as a learning aid. Once the skill is mastered, it can go on the shelf or we can switch her back and forth for a while if needed to build up confidence. Long-term, I think it is not a good strategy. Short-term, I think it is worth a try, at least in our case.
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>> We were advised against putting braille on the keyboard.  My son just learned by orienting to the home row and he's a good typist.
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>> Sally Thomas
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