[NABS-L] Improving Braille Display reading speed?

[Miso Kwak]

Hi Bill, 
I don't know what specific braille display you use.
I have used both BrailleNote Apex and BrailleSense Polaris and I find that those displays have scroll down buttons at a convenient location.
For instance, when I was using Apex, I would set the most right thumb key to be one line scroll down, so as my right hand reached the end of the line I would press the most right thumb key and quickly move my left hand th to the beginning of the line.
Similarly, on Polaris, I move my both left and right hand quickly and press the scroll down button with my index finger as soon as I reach the end of the line, and then move my left hand simultaneously. 
I don't know my word count per minute but I am a fast braille reader both on paper and on display. I credit this to just many many years of reading braille, and exclusively relying on braille for academic work for quite a time.

Miso


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> On Oct 4, 2018, at 1:28 PM, Bill Dengler via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> I’ve been totally blind since birth and started learning Braille at a young age (around 5), but have always read very slowly (around 50 words per minute). I found this article which discusses various techniques for improving reading efficiency: https://nfb.org/Images/nfb/Publications/bm/bm03/bm0305/bm030508.htm <https://nfb.org/Images/nfb/Publications/bm/bm03/bm0305/bm030508.htm>
> I’ve recently started reading with two hands, but don’t think I’m executing the first technique quite as they describe. In any case, it only seems to apply to paper documents where multiple lines are available at once.
> What’s the equivalent of this technique when using a refreshable Braille Display?
> 
> Thanks,
> Bill
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