[Ct-nfb] use of Braille

[Mary Silverberg]

To All,
I am SO glad that I asked the questions last week about learning or not
learning to read Braille and it's relevance within the Blind community.I am
learning and gaining perspective .Please feel free to keep the conversation
going.
Thank you all and have a wonderful Thanksgiving.
Mary Silverberg

On Mon, Nov 23, 2015 at 3:07 PM, stanley torow via Ct-nfb <ct-nfb at nfbnet.org
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> Justin,
> I mean one has to learn the basics whether it be braille or the sighted
> alphabet. sometimes if feels good to read on your own, talking devices are
> great, but I mess being able to read myself. reading by ones self, you can
> imagine the story. talking books have saved me, but it takes all the
> imagination out of the story. for tech purposes, talking devises are great.
> still I guess I am old fashioned or out of date. one does not need to
> charge up braille.
> sorry if  you don't agree with me,
> Eileen
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> On Sun, Nov 22, 2015 at 10:18 PM, stanley torow via Ct-nfb wrote:
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> Justin, I just wrote  you but my computer is acting up. will reply
> tomorrow, when I hope it  is acting better.
> lost all that I wrote you.
> Eileen
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> On Sun, Nov 22, 2015 at 12:34 PM, Justin Salisbury via Ct-nfb wrote:
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> Hi Eileen,
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> What do you mean when you say that one needs to crawl before one can walk?
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> Take care,
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> Justin
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> Justin Salisbury, NOMC
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> Graduate Student
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> Professional Development and Research Institute on Blindness
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> Louisiana Tech University
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> Email: President at Alumni.ECU.edu
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> Twitter: @SalisburyJustin
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> "None can be free as long as any are enslaved"
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> Dr. Kenneth Jernigan
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> *From:* Ct-nfb [mailto:ct-nfb-bounces at nfbnet.org] *On Behalf Of *stanley
> torow via Ct-nfb
> *Sent:* Sunday, November 22, 2015 11:29 AM
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> *Cc:* stanley torow <setorow at optonline.net>
> *Subject:* Re: [Ct-nfb] use of Braille
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> I am legally blind{ have some sight}. lost it at a senior age, but I think
> one needs both Braille & audio. I agree with you totally. young kids needs
> to learn Braille. one needs to crawl before one can walk.
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> Eileen
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> On Sat, Nov 21, 2015 at 04:27 PM, Sandra Streeter via Ct-nfb wrote:
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> Interesting question—whether Braille reading figures into identity as a
> blind person... While I don’t espouse the idea that there is a “blind
> culture” similar to the abundantly-clear deaf culture, I would have to say,
> as a person who learned Braille young, I would be bereft without it—and am,
> when it isn’t available! Apparently, as I’ve read in several sources, the
> areas of the brain’s visual cortex usually earmarked for sight are
> transferred, in a blind person, to use of other senses that take over for
> sight—and I have become a highly-visual learner. Meaning, if you tell me
> something ten times, I finally get it; if you make me learn it by tactile
> reading, it may take 3-4 times. I’d guess, really, that my learning style
> is mixed—I have a highly visual structure, but because Braille involves
> hand and arm movement, I probably have some kinesthetic aspects (moving
> helps learning—the same reason that, when I’m hearing a lecture or sermon,
> I can retain details later if I’m working on a crochet piece, or taking
> notes on a slate, Brailler, notetaker or whatever). I am not sure what
> learning style I’d have developed if I hadn’t been trained in Braille—it
> might be one of those “chicken or egg” questions... I have gotten better at
> audio learning over the years, but anything that needs close attention:
> music, recipes, appliance manuals, poetry, devotional materials—absolutely
> must come in tactually, or it doesn’t stick!! I think another area where it
> does impact identity, for me, is in the fact that it contributes to my
> self-concept, and the conception in sighted hiring managers, that I am an
> able employee; I would not have had the many jobs I’ve had without Braille,
> and would not be nearly as capable without it.
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> Sandra
> “To love another person is to see the face of God.”
> (Les Miserables--the musical)
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