[BlindTlk] amazon: 9 line slate and stylus set review

[Jude DaShiell]

I don't recommend this item for a couple reasons.
First the whole set is made entirely of plastic.
This means the tip of the stylus feels threads in the paper as the stylus
moves on the paper, doesn't happen with metal tips.
That though isn't the best reason to pass this item by.
The best reason is sides of all cells in the top leaf of the slate are
flat.  Metal slates had semicircles between dot positions so someone
writing with those slates could have an idea what dot they were about to
write.  Where the dots went in a metal slate was between the top or bottom
of the cell and a semicircle or between two semicircles if on dots 2 and
5.  This is not a good slate for anyone new to braille since it will be
frustrating to use.


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