[BlindTlk] Lessons or classes

[PRAMIT BHARGAVA]

Hi Tom,
One of my colleagues learnt abacus when she was in 8th standard. She is also totally visually impaired.
According to her, you can definitely learn abacus and once you know the rules of abacus, you won’t even need the instrument with you. You’ll be able to calculate on fingers only, imagining your fingers to be the beats of the abacus.
Hope this helps in anyway.

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Pramit,
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> On 23-Jun-2021, at 10:51, Tom Cramer via BlindTlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> When I was a kid, I was given not one but two abacuses because I was
> told it would be good for me to learn to use them for math and in
> every day life involving numbers. I never did learn, and when I later
> asked questions about it, I was told not to worry about it because of
> calculators and Braille.
> I recently found them in my stuff, and I wonder if I can and should
> still learn to use them. I'm taking some college classes, including
> basic Math classes, and I thought maybe they would be helpful.
> Are there books or classes I can take that will take me through more
> than just very basic use?
> Do blind people still use an abacus, and am I weird for wanting to
> learn it to help me in class?
> TOm
> 
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