[nabs-l] Braille Under Siege As Blind Turn To Smartphones

Joshua Lester jlester8462 at students.pccua.edu
Tue Feb 14 03:43:06 UTC 2012


Wow!
Great post!
One thing I do, to keep my skills up, is I try to put all of the
lyrics to songs, that I've written, into Braille.
I have a whole load of them saved up, (I've printed them out,) and
they're all at my friend's place, where he's helping me copyright my
material.
Blessings, Joshua

On 2/13/12, Ashley Bramlett <bookwormahb at earthlink.net> wrote:
> Hi,
> I think we have to keep up our skills. Like Anjelina, I label in braille; I
> write notes and appointment times in the braille Note.
> I read hard copy braille regularly too; but not as much as I should. I think
> we need to keep reading regular hard copy braille to keep our skills up.
> Reading with two hands and sliding to the next line on a page is different
> than reading a linear braille display.
> We have to balance technology and braille skills. If we don't, we are
> settling for second class citizenship and a substandard rate of literacy.
> Technology can break down and it has limitations. So get out a big braille
> book or your perkins braille and read/write braille.
>
> So how do I keep real braille skills up? I read the NFB viligant in braille.
> I've read novels in braille too.
> I make a point to write braille for organization. I like seeing a list of
> things; its just easier to organize; I list things to buy or things to get
> done that day. I might write a poem or short reflection in braille. Because
> I have space limitations, I don't write much hard copy braille. I will write
> a page or two at  a time. Longer writing I do on the braille note. So, in
> summary I find small ways like list items, reading newsletters, short
> stories poems, and small reflections to keep up my braille. I could still
> improve though. Periodically, I read out loud. I encourage all to do so
> because its useful to have for reading speeches or other writing to groups.
> You improve reading fluency with practice.
>
> Ashley
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Anjelina
> Sent: Monday, February 13, 2012 9:49 PM
> To: nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [nabs-l] Braille Under Siege As Blind Turn To Smartphones
>
> Good evening fellow students,
> What are your thoughts about this NPR article?
> Since technology is such a large part of our daily lives, especially as
> students, how do you keep up with your Braille skills?
> Besides using my BrailleNote for taking notes/reading, labeling items  and
> the occasional Braille leisure novel, I don’t have as much access to Braille
> as I’d prefer.
> http://www.npr.org/blogs/alltechconsidered/2012/02/13/146812288/braille-under-siege-as-blind-turn-to-smartphones
> Anjelina
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