[NABS-L] [nabs-l] Character-Based Language Classes
Carly Mihalakis
carlymih at comcast.net
Thu Sep 6 05:11:44 UTC 2018
Evening, Emmie,
Mandarin, wow!
In High School, I studied Japanese language, even
researched the nihongo tenji (Japanese braille)
symbles Online for my own notes and to read a
nihongo tenji book that was sent me from Japan.
Good luck, I think I know a person whom reads braille if you are interested?
Car
4-08-209-3239NABS-L wrote:
>I'm currently learning Mandarin Chinese with a
>tutor. Voiceover reads Chinese correctly for the
>most part, and it is possible to type but I
>haven't been able to do that efficiently yet,
>partly because I don't know enough vocabulary to
>differentiate which is the correct character
>when I select it. Emmie > On Sep 24, 2017, at
>4:58 PM, Caitlin Best via NABS-L
><nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote: > > I have been
>taking Japanese for the last couple years. I
>have an XL spreadsheet with the Japanese braille
>code as well! I also have been using Jaws with a
>Japanese voice and it works great. Most note
>takers donÂft support eastern Braille codes so
>I mainly stick with jaws. If you want to know
>more feel free to message off list. > Cheers, >
>Caitlin > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Sep 24,
>2017, at 16:45, Miso Kwak via NABS-L
><nabs-l at nfbnet.org <mailto:nabs-l at nfbnet.org>>
>wrote: >> >> Hi Ellana, >> I know for fact that
>both Chinese and Japanese have Braille code. >>
>That being said, I am not sure if any of
>popularly used braille note >> takers in the
>U.S. support any of East Asian languages. >> I
>imagine JAWS and NVDA are capable of reading
>these languages. They >> are capable of reading
>Korean, although the pronounciation is not
>the >> best. >> If you learn how to type and how
>to understand the screen reader I >> these
>languages, I think you can take these classes in
>mainstream >> setting. >> >> On another note, if
>you want to learn Korean, feel free to message
>me >> off list. I am a native speaker and know
>the Korean Braille code as >> well. >> >>
>Best, >> Miso >> >>> On 9/24/17, Ellana Crew via
>NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote: >>> Afternoon
>friends, >>> >>> Recently, I have been thinking
>of taking courses at my college to learn >>>
>Japanese or Chinese, however I am not totally
>certain how to go about doing >>> this as a
>blind person considering that these are
>character-based languages. >>> I much prefer to
>do things non-visually, however I do have a
>certain level >>> of residual vision that I
>could use if it came down to it. Essentially, I
>am >>> wondering if there is anybody who has
>taken classes for character-based >>> languages
>that may be able to give me some pointers on how
>to get through >>> such a class, given that the
>class will almost certainly be teaching the >>>
>basics of the written characters and that
>assignments will most likely >>> contain written
>characters fairly frequently. >>> >>> I know
>that there are braille systems for these
>languages, however I'm not >>> sure if that
>would be practical considering that the
>professor would not >>> have any knowledge of
>the braille form, so I feel it would likely be
>quite >>> difficult to try and learn the
>language in braille in a class that teaches >>>
>printed form and uses it for assignments. My
>guess is that it would be much >>> easier to
>learn the language first and then learn the
>braille format, as >>> trying to learn both
>simultaneously does not seem very practical in
>a >>> mainstream college class. >>> >>> I also
>know that I do have the option of attempting to
>learn a language >>> outside of the classroom
>setting on my own, first, in a way that may
>be >>> somewhat more accessible, though I would
>very much like to take advantage of >>> the
>classes offered through my school. It may be
>that I may need to try and >>> learn some basics
>on my own, first, and then take the classes
>later on to be >>> able to get the credit for
>them. >>> >>> If there is anybody who is taking
>classes for character-based languages, >>>
>especially if you have specifically taken either
>Japanese or Chinese, I >>> would really, really
>love to hear how you made it work and what sorts
>of >>> accommodations you used and what systems
>you had with your professor to >>> inshore that
>you were given the equal opportunity to really
>learn the >>> language. This is something I have
>wanted to do since early high school, and >>>
>would really like to find a way to make it
>happen. Any experiences you could >>> share with
>me would be wonderful and feel free to email me
>off list if you >>> would really like to start
>some real in-depth dialogue about this. >>> >>>
>Thank you all and have a nice afternoon! >>> >>>
>Ellana Crew, Vice President >>> Maryland
>Association of Blind Students >>> Website:
>nfbmd.org/students >>> Facebook:
>facebook.com/mdabs.federation >>> Twitter:
>@MDABS_NFB >>> >>> The National Federation of
>the Blind knows that blindness is not the >>>
>characteristic that defines you or your future.
>Every day we raise the >>> expectations of blind
>people, because low expectations create
>obstacles >>> between blind people and our
>dreams. You can live the life you want; >>>
>blindness is not what holds you back. >>>
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> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Miso Kwak >> University of
>California, Los Angeles | 2017 >> Psychology
>B.A. | Education Studies Minor | Disability
>Studies Minor >> (909) 660-1897 >> >>
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