[Blindtlk] braille

Sat Jan 20 20:03:54 UTC 2018

I also have a digital recorder, and it's a great tool, but an example of 
where Braille is more effective is that when I order groceries from Schwans, 
the Braille list is right there in front of me and I can quickly locate the 
products I want, much more quickly than with the digital recorder.

Mark Tardif
Nuclear arms will not hold you.
-----Original Message----- 
From: Annely Rose via blindtlk
Sent: Saturday, January 20, 2018 1:00 PM
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Cc: Annely Rose
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] braille

gosh!  Braille is so important.  Electronics are great, but they are not 
necessarily convenient or available.  What happens if they break down?  What 
happens if the batteries die?

What if print was not available to the sighted?  What if they had only 
electronics with speech available to them?  They couldn't identify food 
packages.  They wouldn't know what floor they were on or going to in an 
elevator.  They couldn't find an address or room number or office name.

They wouldn't know how to compose a document.  Their spelling would be 
horrid.  They couldn't play different card games or other games requiring 
reading materials such as Scrabble or Monopoly or other games.

If someone has some vision loss, no matter what the cause,  they should 
learn braille as an alternative to print.  Vision levels can change.

Speaking for myself, I have Congenital Glaucoma.  Before my vision started 
deteriorating, my elementary school teacher had the wisdom to have me learn 
braille.  By the time my vision was at the pointwhere I couldn't read even 
large print anymore, about 1 1/2 years after I started learning braille, I 
was needing it.  I did not lose any time in school.  I regret not reading 
more when I was younger.  I might have increased my reading speed more.  I 
have also enjoyed playing card games, Scrabble, and Monopoly using braille. 
I identify all my mail with braille.  I label my CDs with braille so I 
canfind what I am looking for.  I can put food package directions in braille 
one time and attach them to subsequent packages when purchased.  I don't 
have to wait for someone to identify them or tell me the directions.

I know someone now who is totally blind and doesn't use braille.  He learned 
braille, but is rusty with it.  He has no way of making notes except for on 
his stream.  He doesn't play any games.  The only numbers he has are in his 
phone and if he gets a new number from a friend, he'll ask them to text it 
to him.  He has no address book or phone number list.  His spelling is poor.

I also use digital recorders.  They work great in a pinch.  But braille is 
my main tool in my tool kit.

Hope this helps.  Let us know what happens.  Take care and God bless.

Annely

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On Sat, 1/20/18, Jude DaShiell via blindtlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:

Subject: [Blindtlk] braille
To: blindtlk at nfbnet.org
Cc: "Jude DaShiell" <jdashiel at panix.com>
Date: Saturday, January 20, 2018, 4:19 AM

Those that did not learn braille studied with
tapes and their inability to
spell becomes immediately apparent when
it comes time to apply for a job.
Aside from that, stem jobs are off
limits to those that have never used
print and cannot read and write
braille.  Cooking is at best more
difficult since following a recipe in
the kitchen requires extra hardware
which may be damaged by activities in
the kitchen food getting into tape
or cartridge players messing up the
controls and cooking isn't forgiving
in terms of time or temperature
requirements for certain recipes.  Law
school is off limits for those who will
not use braille since you have to
be able to make your own notes and be
able to read them quickly especially
in litigation settings.  Braille
can help with passwords management and is
a pretty secure system for those that
don't read braille too in that
application.  Higher math is off
limits without braille since solving
complex equasions and inequalities
often requires several lines of writing
and depending on the instructor may
also require explanation for why each
step was done.  Braille can help
with labeling of computer disks making
them easier to locate in the future
too.
If you don't read braille and don't
read print, you can't play cards with
anyone.

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