[blindkid] apology

[Julie Yanez via blindkid]

Is the 7 and 8 dot also used in brailled foreign languages? My daughter
wants to take Spanish next year, I wanna know how easily the additional
symbols are taught.
On May 30, 2014 10:38 AM, "Arielle Silverman via blindkid" <
blindkid at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Hi Pui,
>
> Dots 7 and 8 can be added to create some special characters in
> computer Braille. For example, in uncontracted computer Braille, a
> capital sign is made by adding dot 7 to any letter.
>
> Best,
> Arielle
>
> On 5/30/14, Pui via blindkid <blindkid at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> > Marianne,
> >
> > My dumb question for the day - why does the Refreshablebraille 18 have 8
> dot
> > cells? The TVI pointed that out to me. It also looks like the BrailleNote
> > has 8 dot cells. Why is this?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Pui
> >
> > Sent from my iPad
> >
> > On May 30, 2014, at 9:13 AM, Marianne Denning via blindkid
> > <blindkid at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> >
> >> I am sorry for my comments about blind TVIs last night.  I am feeling
> >> frustrated right now but that is no excuse for sharing it on this
> >> list.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Marianne Denning, TVI, MA
> >> Teacher of students who are blind or visually impaired
> >> (513) 607-6053
> >>
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