[nabs-l] Trying to read braille

Josh Gregory joshkart12 at gmail.com
Mon Aug 5 03:24:25 UTC 2013


Personally I always read with my right hand, I find it to be easier.

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On Aug 4, 2013, at 11:09 PM, Anna Givens <annajee82 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Yeah, sophie, I have considered that, its just I need to increase my speed- thats why im reading so much, and i feel like it will be slower with just one hand....
> 
> Anna E Givens
> 
> On Aug 4, 2013, at 9:39 PM, Joshua Lester <JLester8462 at pccua.edu> wrote:
> 
>> LOL!
>> I can't believe you went there!
>> Sometimes, I read with the left hand, and used the right one o turn the pages.
>> I like to use both to read the Braille, but sometimes, if it's a long chapter that I'd have to read for school, the left hand only, worked fine!
>> Blessings, Joshua
>> ________________________________________
>> From: nabs-l [nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] on behalf of Sophie Trist [sweetpeareader at gmail.com]
>> Sent: Sunday, August 04, 2013 9:34 PM
>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Trying to read braille
>> 
>> I might get crucified for saying this, but couldn't you mainly
>> read with your left hand? At least for me, reading one-handed
>> doesn't slow me down that much.
>> 
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Anna Givens <annajee82 at gmail.com
>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>> Date sent: Sun, 4 Aug 2013 21:21:38 -0500
>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Trying to read braille
>> 
>> Do u read tons of braille?
>> Thanks Lucy
>> 
>> Anna E Givens
>> 
>> On Aug 4, 2013, at 8:05 PM, Lucy Sirianni
>> <lucysirianni at earthlink.net> wrote:
>> 
>> For me, the pain comes and goes.  Since I've started icing
>> regularly, it's definitely lessened overtime, though I still
>> sometimes experience pain, especially if I've been reading and
>> writing more than usual.
>> 
>> I hope yours gets better, too, and if you find anything that
>> helps, I'd love to hear about it!
>> 
>> Lucy
>> 
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Anna Givens <annajee82 at gmail.com
>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>> Date sent: Sun, 4 Aug 2013 19:51:29 -0500
>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Trying to read braille
>> 
>> Well I am very sorry you had to deal with that, but I am very
>> glad to hear about it, because I have asked around and I
>> couldn't find anyone who had had this experience.
>> I told my doctor that I read braille and that it could be part
>> of
>> the problem.  He just gave me the normal advice....
>> Anti-inflammatory,ice, physical therapy, and wrist brace.  And
>> then he said, The best treatment is to not use your hand.  But
>> that is very unrealistic, for anyone.  So just try to not use it
>> as much as possible, and when reading relax it as much as
>> possible.
>> So that is what I do, I need to do the exercises more often, now
>> that I am reading more.  But yeah....  I dont know what to do.
>> Did your pain go away?  Or do you still have it?
>> Thanks!
>> 
>> Anna E Givens
>> 
>> On Aug 4, 2013, at 7:41 PM, Lucy Sirianni
>> <lucysirianni at earthlink.net> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi Anna,
>> 
>> I'm so sorry to hear that you're going through this! I've
>> experienced severe wrist and hand pain, likely due to the amount
>> of time I spend reading and using my BrailleNote.  (I'm an
>> English Ph.D.  student, so I do a lot of reading and writing, and
>> like you, I prefer Braille to other formats.) The thing that
>> helped me most was soaking my hands in ice-water; I also
>> purchased wraps that would allow me to use ice more continuously,
>> though this was not as helpful as just plain ice-water.
>> 
>> My case never got so bad that I needed to see a doctor or to
>> consider taking a break from reading Braille, but I share your
>> concern that reading in spite of the pain might cause your
>> condition to worsen and ultimately make reading impossible (or at
>> least very hard).  Have you spoken to your doctor about the
>> potential risks of reading Braille?
>> 
>> I'll be interested to see what other advice you get as this has
>> been a recurring problem for me as well, and it's terribly
>> frustrating, not to mention painful.
>> 
>> Very best of luck in dealing with this!
>> 
>> Lucy
>> 
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Anna Givens <annajee82 at gmail.com
>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>> Date sent: Sun, 4 Aug 2013 19:07:27 -0500
>> Subject: [nabs-l] Trying to read braille
>> 
>> Hey, so I have a problem, and I am not sure it can really be
>> solved, and I know what to do but I just thought....  Well maybe
>> someone else has been through this:
>> I have tendonitis in my hand, so basically it hurts when I use
>> it.  I am desperately trying to get my braille speed up so that
>> I can use it in college.  Braille works a lot better than
>> listening to speech, for me.  Since a few weeks ago I am reading
>> 20 to 40 pages a day of braille.  This is hours of reading.  The
>> treatment for tendonitis in your hand is to not use your hand.
>> Obviously, I cannot do both.  I take anti-inflammatory meds, and
>> do hand exercises to strengthen hand, as doctor suggested, also
>> use ice, and when I am reading I really try to relax my hand
>> (although that seems to be difficult for me to do.  The pain is
>> getting worse and worse.  But I don't want to stop reading.  I am
>> afraid that it is just going to get so bad I won't be able to do
>> it.  This is very frustrating!  I don't want to give up braille,
>> but I don't want to be in pain.  It is my decision what to do,
>> but has anyone ever been through anything like that?  And what
>> did you do?
>> 
>> Anna E Givens
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