[nabs-l] Using A Brailler In College
Ignasi Cambra
ignasicambra at gmail.com
Thu Mar 24 17:04:00 UTC 2011
I agree. I love my Perkins brailler. I really don't use it much, but I like having it around when I need it.
On Mar 24, 2011, at 11:24 AM, Julie McGinnity wrote:
> I would also suggest keeping your brailler around. Even with a
> braille note, there are times you just want hard copy braille, and if
> you don't have an embossor, a brailler is the way to go. I've used
> mine to make myself notes for a presentations, and when I took acting
> classes, I used to write out scripts for myself. Scripts are a lot
> easier if you have hard copy pages. I would suggest also keeping your
> old Perkins brailler. You can keep it in your dorm room and use it
> there.
>
> On 3/24/11, Joshua Lester <jlester8462 at students.pccua.edu> wrote:
>> I was just wondering, because the one David showed me wasn't plastic.
>> Brianna, I'd recommend that one to you. I'll E-mail you off list with
>> more information about it. Blessings, Joshua
>>
>> On 3/24/11, Greg Aikens <gpaikens at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> The one I am referring to is produced by the American Printing house for
>>> the
>>> Blind and is called the "Next Generation" Perkins or the APH/Perkins
>>> brailler.
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mar 23, 2011, at 11:05 PM, Joshua Lester wrote:
>>>
>>>> Are these "plastic braillers, the ones that were created by David
>>>> Pillischer?
>>>> Just wondering.
>>>> Blessings, Joshua
>>>>
>>>> On 3/23/11, Greg Aikens <gpaikens at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> The new braillers really don't seem to weigh a lot less than the old
>>>>> ones,
>>>>> and not having the ability to adjust paper size is a negative in my
>>>>> opinion.
>>>>> Also, we have had a lot oftrouble at my university with the new ones
>>>>> breaking quite frequently.
>>>>>
>>>>> The one really great feature on the new brailler is the eraser built in
>>>>> to
>>>>> the embossing head. It works better than I expected.
>>>>>
>>>>> I would keep the old metal Perkins though.
>>>>>
>>>>> -Greg
>>>>> On Mar 23, 2011, at 8:03 PM, Patrick Molloy wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Brianna,
>>>>>> Just a word of caution: The plastic Braillers may look nice, but to my
>>>>>> knowledge, they can only take one type of paper size. I had the chance
>>>>>> to try one of the plastic Braillers, and I honestly didn't notice that
>>>>>> much of a difference. Just my opinion.
>>>>>> Patrick
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 3/23/11, Brianna Scerenscko <bfs1206 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>> Thank You
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 3/23/11, Laura Glowacki <orangebutterfly87 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>> I got my own brailler my freshman year of college. I used it to
>>>>>>>> braille out a lot of music things as I was a music major at the
>>>>>>>> time. I also used it to label things, write grocery lists
>>>>>>>> (before I had an accessible phone with a notes feature) etc. I
>>>>>>>> didn't use it for the one math course I took, but I was lucky in
>>>>>>>> that respect I imagine. It was also more graphic picture pro
>>>>>>>> blems than equations.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Honestly, unless you know about the math requirements you'll have
>>>>>>>> to fulfill, I would say a brailler would be useful. Not just for
>>>>>>>> math, but other things too.
>>>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>>> From: "Brianna Scerenscko" <bfs1206 at gmail.com>
>>>>>>>> To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
>>>>>>>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>>>>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:37 PM
>>>>>>>> Subject: [nabs-l] Using A Brailler In College
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Hello NABS Members,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I was going to justify one of the new, plastic braillers to have
>>>>>>>> instead of my old one because of portability; however, one of my
>>>>>>>> old
>>>>>>>> braille instructores said that I won't need a brailler if I have
>>>>>>>> a
>>>>>>>> Braille Note. But what about using it for math? I would assume
>>>>>>>> that I
>>>>>>>> will need it for math. Any imput would be helpfull.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Thank You
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Brianna
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On 3/23/11, Karla Gilbride <kgilbride at dralegal.org> wrote:
>>>>>>>>> Thanks; I just heard her voice.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>>>>> From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org
>>>>>>>>> [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
>>>>>>>>> Of Mary Fernandez
>>>>>>>>> Sent: Monday, March 21, 2011 8:44 PM
>>>>>>>>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] OT weight issues
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Dear Ashley,
>>>>>>>>> Don't despair! So weight is an issue not just for the blind,
>>>>>>>>> but for all of
>>>>>>>>> America. I think that you have done some good things already by
>>>>>>>>> modifying
>>>>>>>>> your diet. Last year, I was a bridesmaid, and I also just
>>>>>>>>> wanted to look and
>>>>>>>>> feel better, I was sie 10 and went down to a size six with a
>>>>>>>>> wonderfu
>>>>>>>>> program called slim in six. It is a dvd, but it is really
>>>>>>>>> really simple, and
>>>>>>>>> you will actually learn the routine pretty well. Most of the
>>>>>>>>> stuff she does
>>>>>>>>> is squats, and launges, things we all know how to do. Go to
>>>>>>>>> www.beachbody.com and try it. It is fairly affordable I think,
>>>>>>>>> and it is
>>>>>>>>> definiely worth the investment. I would say to do the whole
>>>>>>>>> hting with a
>>>>>>>>> sighted friend, or perhaps your mom the first time so that you
>>>>>>>>> get a good
>>>>>>>>> idea of what she's doing. Then, you can do it on your own. I
>>>>>>>>> promise it
>>>>>>>>> works, it's easy, and it's absolutely worth it. If you have
>>>>>>>>> specific
>>>>>>>>> quetions about it, please let me know and I'll be more than
>>>>>>>>> happy to help.
>>>>>>>>> I'm glad that you are taking the initiative to be healthier. So
>>>>>>>>> many of us
>>>>>>>>> are not blessed with an amazing metabolism and have to struggle
>>>>>>>>> with looking
>>>>>>>>> gorgeous and feeling great. So good luck sincerely, Mary F
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On 3/21/11, humberto <humbertoa5369 at netzero.net> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> This is kind of similar to what my Mom tells me sometimes,
>>>>>>>>>> that I am
>>>>>>>>>> getting bigger on the area of the abs. I'm wondering, what
>>>>>>>>>> are the
>>>>>>>>>> most ideal looks for men though because I am a male? Is it
>>>>>>>>>> normal for
>>>>>>>>>> a young man to have the "Apple-shape" kind of thing where your
>>>>>>>>>> abdominal are growing too much. I do PE at school, and to me
>>>>>>>>>> it
>>>>>>>>>> works; I'm not sure that my Mom thinks that is not working.
>>>>>>>>>> She tells
>>>>>>>>>> me to do sit-ups and push-ups but I don't do it because I do
>>>>>>>>>> those
>>>>>>>>>> exercises in PE anyways.
>>>>>>>>>> any thoughts? By the way, I understand this is off-topic, but,
>>>>>>>>>> this
>>>>>>>>>> can result in a discussion that can lead to great other
>>>>>>>>>> discussions
>>>>>>>>>> about blindness and appearance among sighted public.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>>>>>> From: <bookwormahb at earthlink.net
>>>>>>>>>>> To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
>>>>>>>>>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>>>>>>>>>>> Date sent: Mon, 21 Mar 2011 22:47:00 -0400
>>>>>>>>>>> Subject: [nabs-l] OT weight issues
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> I’ve battled the weight and appearance issue particularly in
>>>>>>>>>> the recent years; my mother got upset about this once I gained
>>>>>>>>>> weight
>>>>>>>>>> upon going to Marymount and eating some unhealthy food there.
>>>>>>>>>> The
>>>>>>>>>> freshman 15 is true! Not that I gained 15 pounds but did gain
>>>>>>>>>> some
>>>>>>>>>> weight. It was a slow weight gain and I hardly noticed it
>>>>>>>>>> until I put
>>>>>>>>>> on different clothes.
>>>>>>>>>>> BTW I lost those six or seven pounds I gained at Marymount
>>>>>>>>>> university, MU. But of course I’m still overweight and my
>>>>>>>>>> mom
>>>>>>>>>> isn’t satisfied.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> I am about five feet and I am apple shaped, meaning my fat
>>>>>>>>>>> tissue
>>>>>>>>>> is in my middle, the abdominal area.
>>>>>>>>>>> I am a girl, so image in this society plays a part.
>>>>>>>>>>> My Body mass index, BMI, is not 30, the obese category. BMI
>>>>>>>>>>> is a
>>>>>>>>>>> person’s weight over height squared.
>>>>>>>>>>> But its not far off.
>>>>>>>>>>> I mentioned my height and sex and where the weight shows since
>>>>>>>>>>> it
>>>>>>>>>> does affect your image and health.
>>>>>>>>>>> Weight around the abdomin area, apple shape, is associated
>>>>>>>>>>> with
>>>>>>>>>> more health risks. I took a health class in college.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> I should lose weight to fit in a dress for a wedding in early
>>>>>>>>>> May and to have a better weight overall.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Its been a struggle. I already eat more whole grains and some
>>>>>>>>>> complex carbs.
>>>>>>>>>>> For instance cereal such as Cheerios for breakfast. I eat no
>>>>>>>>>>> fat
>>>>>>>>>> milk.
>>>>>>>>>>> I eat little red meat; I eat chicken and pork primarily. I do
>>>>>>>>>> not eat fried food or drink sodas.
>>>>>>>>>>> I have some fruit but could probably do better there. The
>>>>>>>>>>> worse
>>>>>>>>>> food I eat is chips which I eat at lunch with a sandwich.
>>>>>>>>>>> So I say it’s a struggle because I have eaten healthily for
>>>>>>>>>> several years and do not see many results. I live with
>>>>>>>>>> parents and my
>>>>>>>>>> mother has to eat low carbs due to health issues anyway.
>>>>>>>>>> If I have carbs, they are the complex kind, like potatoes, not
>>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>> refined kind!
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> I might add that I weigh less than in years past. Yet I
>>>>>>>>>>> cannot
>>>>>>>>>> fit in a size 14 dress!
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> What suggestions do you have for diet? How do you feel full on
>>>>>>>>>> less calories?
>>>>>>>>>>> I drink water at night, but sometimes I still get the hunger
>>>>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>>>> crave something. Its probably cause I’m stressed too!
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Another issue I see is that being blind I cannot participate
>>>>>>>>>>> in
>>>>>>>>>> as much games; I cannot run out and shoot basketball or
>>>>>>>>>> soccer.
>>>>>>>>>>> I belong to a gym, but classes rely on seeing an instructor
>>>>>>>>>>> lead
>>>>>>>>>> classes. I have not found them too accomodating.
>>>>>>>>>>> I tried a cardio kickboxing class and it was a disaster as I
>>>>>>>>>> could not follow the fast pace!
>>>>>>>>>>> I have done spinning, a bike workout to music. That is the
>>>>>>>>>>> most
>>>>>>>>>> accessible.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> I cannot go to the gym often and I do not feel motivated to
>>>>>>>>>> workout at home due to the fact we have an old treadmill in
>>>>>>>>>> the back
>>>>>>>>>> basement. You cannot incline it and the environment just is
>>>>>>>>>> too
>>>>>>>>>> stagnant or something being in the basement!
>>>>>>>>>>> I do moves in place, usually jumping jacks, but its not
>>>>>>>>>>> enough.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> I wish someone would make a described workout video for
>>>>>>>>>>> aerobics!
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Anyway, I just wondered how you all deal with this and what
>>>>>>>>>> worked for you.
>>>>>>>>>>> My mom says its all my fault; well obviously she doesn’t
>>>>>>>>>>> admit
>>>>>>>>>> weight is partly genetic, and studies indicate that fat in the
>>>>>>>>>> mid
>>>>>>>>>> section is the hardest to lose.
>>>>>>>>>>> Women my shape will lose fat from the top down. So, the place
>>>>>>>>>> you want to lose the fat is the last place it will come off!
>>>>>>>>>>> Its opposite. Where you put on the fat is the last place to
>>>>>>>>>>> lose
>>>>>>>>>> it.
>>>>>>>>>>> I just had to vent. I’m tired of being accused I drink too
>>>>>>>>>> many sodas and juices when I never drink them except when
>>>>>>>>>> I’m out at
>>>>>>>>>> a restaurant.
>>>>>>>>>>> As for juices, only at lunch time. I cut back that at night.
>>>>>>>>>> Sometimes I don’t even have it at lunch and stick with plain
>>>>>>>>>> tap
>>>>>>>>>> water.
>>>>>>>>>>> I’m tired of hearing I eat too many sweets when actually yes
>>>>>>>>>>> I
>>>>>>>>>> have some. But its during lunch time or as a snack; not at
>>>>>>>>>> night.
>>>>>>>>>>> I could cut back on that I suppose and eat another snack
>>>>>>>>>>> instead.
>>>>>>>>>> But fruit never fills me up.
>>>>>>>>>>> Maybe something healthier like rice cakes or low fat
>>>>>>>>>> peanuter/creakers. I don’t know.
>>>>>>>>>>> But I am not this overeating junk food aholic my mother thinks
>>>>>>>>>>> I
>>>>>>>>>> am.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Let me know your ideas.
>>>>>>>>>>> Ashley
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>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>> Mary Fernandez
>>>>>>>>> President: Georgia Association of Blind Students Emory
>>>>>>>>> University 2012 P.O.
>>>>>>>>> Box 123056 Atlanta Ga.
>>>>>>>>> 30322
>>>>>>>>> Phone: 732-857-7004
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> "It's not worth doing something unless someone, somewhere,
>>>>>>>>> would much rather
>>>>>>>>> you weren't doing it."
>>>>>>>>> Terry Pratchett
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>>>>>>>> Brianna Scerenscko
>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>> Brianna Scerenscko
>>>>>>>
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> Julie McG
> Lindbergh High School class of 2009, participating member in Opera
> Theater's Artist in Training Program, and proud graduate of Guiding
> Eyes for the Blind
>
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> everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal
> life."
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