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

Sun Feb 19 23:03:03 UTC 2012

That's why the NFB is working so hard to increase Braille 
literacy as well as increase the number of properly trained and 
Braille literate TVI's.

Chris

Chris Nusbaum
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"The real problem of blindness is not the loss of eyesight.  The 
real problem is the misunderstanding and lack of education that 
exists.  If a blind person has the proper training and 
opportunity, blindness can be reduced to a mere physical 
nuisance."
-- Kenneth Jernigan

 ----- Original Message -----
From: Joshua Lester <jlester8462 at students.pccua.edu
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list 
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
Date sent: Mon, 13 Feb 2012 22:27:14 -0600
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Braille Under Siege As Blind Turn To 
Smartphones

Great post!
Why is it then, that 1, out of 7 blind children, in the US, 
doesn't
know Braille, or can't get access to it?
This is awful!
TVI's, are needed!
Blessings, Joshua

On 2/13/12, Julie McGinnity <kaybaycar at gmail.com> wrote:
 Hi everyone.

 I think this article is very very sad.

 I have so many uses for braille.  I read my music in braile, use 
my
 braille note, and own a braille bible that I read from every 
day.
 Braille is very important to me, and I couldn't do my major 
without
 it.

 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/b
raille-under-siege-as-blind-turn-to-smartphones
 Anjelina
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Opera
 Theater's Artist in Training Program, and proud graduate of 
Guiding
 Eyes for the Blind

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