[nabs-l] Trying to read braille

Arielle Silverman arielle71 at gmail.com
Sun Aug 11 21:48:55 UTC 2013 

Hi Anna,

Have you tried taking notes while listening to reading material,
either in Braille or on your computer? I find this really helps me to
retain and process material that I hear. You could take notes in
Braille and then be able to read them with your good hand at your own
speed when studying.
Arielle

On 8/11/13, Carly Mihalakis <carlymih at comcast.net> wrote:
> Hi, Arielle,
>
>          While a braill reader, I would use my left index finger.
> This method worked for me until nowadays, when a singular braille
> character, enters not my finger.
> for today, car , Arielle Silverman wrote:
>>Reading Braille with one hand is slower, but it still works. It may
>>not be a great way to read books, but to read short notes or to use
>>when speaking in front of a group, it should be fine. It's a better
>>option than giving up Braille altogether, in my opinion.
>>Arielle
>>
>>On 8/8/13, Antonio M. Guimaraes Jr. <freethaught at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Hello all,
>> >
>> > Anna, thank you for your original message. Yes, this is a personal
>> > decision
>> > for you. My personal choice in this case would be to avoid reading so
>> > much
>> > braille. Yes, I am a descenting voice in an Organization and
>> > environment
>> > that advocates for braille literacy, but I would think that reading
>> > braille
>> > for braille's  sake at the risk of discomfort, pain, and health
>> > problems
>> > would not be worth it.
>> >
>> > Antonio
>> >
>> > On Aug 5, 2013, at 12:47 PM, Anna Givens <annajee82 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >> It is different then carpel tunnel, but similar.  There is a surgery
>> >> that
>> >> can be done for hand tendonitis, where they take some of the inflamed
>> >> tendons out.  However, surgery, is a very last resort for me.
>> >> But true.... It is an option.
>> >>
>> >> I guess I could investigate reading with one hand.  I was taught to
>> >> read
>> >> with both hands, because it is faster.  But... I don't know that much
>> >> about braille reading and I could try it out.
>> >> Thanks
>> >>
>> >> Anna E Givens
>> >>
>> >> On Aug 5, 2013, at 8:43 AM, "melissa Green" <lissa1531 at gmail.com>
>> >> wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> sounds like carpal tunnel to me.
>> >>> I had carpal tunnel and they did a surgery called carpal tunnel
>> >>> release
>> >>> on
>> >>> me.
>> >>> Haven't had any more problems.
>> >>> its something to be investegated.
>> >>> Blessings,
>> >>> Melissa Green and PJ
>> >>> Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate
>> >>> cannot
>> >>> drive out hate; only love can do that.--Martin Luther King, Jr.
>> >>> facebook Melissa R Green
>> >>> twitter: melissa5674
>> >>> Linkedin www.linkedin.com/in/melissagreen5674
>> >>> skype: lissa5674
>> >>> Goodreads Melissa Green
>> >>>
>> >>> ----- Original Message -----
>> >>> From: "Anna Givens" <annajee82 at gmail.com>
>> >>> To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
>> >>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>> >>> Sent: Sunday, August 04, 2013 6:51 PM
>> >>> 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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