[Blindtlk] Braille

[adrijana prokopenko]

Sure I did, I didn't put it here to cause any kind of conflict, but
since so many of us are using it, thought it would be good to discuss
it. Take care.

On 1/20/18, Annely Rose via blindtlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Well said, Judy.  Thank you for your response.
>
> Annely
> --------------------------------------------
> On Sat, 1/20/18, Judy Jones via blindtlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
>  Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Braille
>  To: "'Blind Talk Mailing List'" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
>  Cc: "Judy Jones" <sonshines59 at gmail.com>
>  Date: Saturday, January 20, 2018, 1:00 PM
>
>  Hi,
>
>  I would recommend you getting information from
>  the National Organization Of
>  Parents Of
>  Blind Children www.nopbc.org.
>
>  I would also encourage you to ask this question
>  on the NFB Blind Educators
>  list.
>
>  My background is as school
>  teacher, parent, and person who has had ten and a
>  half years' experience in the blindness
>  field.
>
>  First of all people
>  need to understand that braille is "text" read
>  with the
>  fingers.  It is not a language.
>  It need not be slower than reading print.
>  It
>  is a literacy tool, while audio is not.  Different parts of
>  the brain are
>  used when reading braille or
>  print, and if you use audio only, no matter how
>  proficient you are at it, you are functionally
>  "illiterate."  This is not a
>  slam
>  on any individual personally, just a given fact, since
>  braille is a
>  literacy tool.
>
>  Phrases like "learn
>  braille," and "use braille," should be out
>  the door, and
>  exchanged for the simple verb,
>  "read," because that is what it is, plain and
>  simple:  reading.
>
>  Blind adults and children learning to
>  "read" need to work at it
>  consistently, 20 minutes daily, just as their
>  sighted counterparts are
>  taught in school.
>  Print and braille are BOTH forms of reading, and if you
>  practice,  you will succeed.
>
>  Question:  Would any sighted
>  parent be satisfied if a school declared that
>  their children would be relegated to audio
>  experience only?  I think not!
>
>  Audio only learners are spotted early, because
>  of poor spelling,
>  punctuation, and document
>  layout.  Granted, screen readers have all the
>  tools for you to check these things, but a
>  person has no concept of a
>  realtime document
>  if they are audio learners only.
>
>  I am acquainted personally with a child who has
>  very limited vision, but
>  because there is
>  some vision, braille was not encouraged.  This
>  elementary
>  school child, according to the
>  parents, has never seen a whole word or
>  sentence, does not have a concept of what that
>  looks like, as the child can
>  only see one
>  letter at a time with a magnifier.  After speaking with
>  my
>  husband and I, the parents are getting
>  serious about getting their child
>  some good
>  braille training.
>
>  Also, I
>  have seen figures that state in this country that out of the
>  blind
>  persons who are competitively
>  employed, approximately 90% read using
>  braille.  The earlier one is exposed to
>  braille, no matter how young or
>  level of
>  visual acuity, the better.
>
>  "If you can read, you can lead."
>
>  Can you tell, I am a proponent
>  of braille.  :)
>
>  Judy
>
>
>  -----Original
>  Message-----
>  From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org]
>  On Behalf Of adrijana
>  prokopenko via
>  blindtlk
>  Sent: Saturday, January 20, 2018
>  12:19 AM
>  To: Blind Talk Mailing List
>  Cc: adrijana prokopenko
>  Subject: [Blindtlk] Braille
>
>  What do you consider great when it comes to
>  introducing, promoting and using
>  braille and
>  what would you use to encourage the future generations to do
>  so
>  and for some special ed teachers and the
>  public to realize that braille is
>  as
>  important as print and should be viewed as such.
>
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