[nabs-l] Foreign language

[Mary Fernandez]

Hi Jason,
Since you are In Georgia, definitely look into Amac. But be sure, that
if you are going to take it, you give them the book well in advance,
as they can be a bit slow in transcribing. They jsut finished sending
out my french book a few weeks ago, and I had ordered it in October.
They can send you an electronic version of it too, just make sure to
have a language pack in your note taker.


On 3/30/09, jonte <jonte711 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Jason,
>  You shouldn't have any difficulty with Spanish or any other romance
> language.
> The braille is the same as in English except for the accents. These look
> like other grade 2 braille symbols, but it's been my experience that things
> brailled in a foreign language are in grade 1 braille. So, the only grade 2
> symbols you should see are accented letters.
> If you want to scan something in a foreign language so that you can read it
> on a braille notetaker, DO NOT USE A MAC.
> The accented letters will appear as indecipherable symbols.
>
> If you scan the material with a         PC, the accent marks might not alw
> appear, but at least you'll be able to read all the letters of every word
> without the irritating distraction of trdemark and copyright symbols.
> Jonte
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jason Mandarino <blind.subscriber at gmail.com>
> Sent: Monday, March 30, 2009 11:03 AM
> To: 'National Association of Blind Students mailing list'
> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: [nabs-l] Foreign language
>
>
> I am curious if any blind students have learned a second language in
> college, with no previous experience of middle school or high school
> courses. I am interested in learning Spanish, and would like some
> suggestions on how to do this from scratch. I have contemplated the idea of
> having my girlfriend take an entry course, as she is also interested, and
> meanwhile auditing the course in order to get a feel of what it will be
> like.
>
> There is also the topic of Spanish Braille, and then additional resources of
> tutoring and audio materials. I would love any feed back you guys might
> have, and if necessary you can feel free to reply to the following address
> and I can post a digest version of the responses if it gets too cluttered.
>
> j.mandarino1 at comcast.net
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Mandarino
>
>
>
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