[NFB-Braille-Discussion] Janus Slates

[Ramona]

I believe this started with a discussion of a stylus that is comforatable to hold and write with. A lot depends on how you hold the stylus. I find that holding it with the flat top just under your joint just below or above the forefinger is best. That's the best way to put pressure down with the least stress to your arm. I use the end of my ring finger on the point of the stylus for best guidance. I use my thumb on one side and big finger on the other side for easy motion back and forth, so that I have a small callus on the side of the smallest joint of the big finger. This is not quite the position that is ordinarily taught, but it lets my arm last longer and gives me more speed than most people. Some people talk about the pencil grip, but that does not give you as much leverage from the top. Thus, I like the round flat top of the stylus and a sharp point. If that makes sense, try it. The more you do it, the better it feels. 
Best,
Ramona
On Feb 20, 2023 3:58 PM, Sanho Steele-Louchart via NFB-Braille-Discussion <nfb-braille-discussion at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
> Ellen, 
>
> I've never taken the card out. I tried again. If I write on the front, 
> then flip it over and write on the back, the dots on the front are 
> smashed and barely visible, if at all, and many of the dots are 
> inverted. IT's a mess. 
>
> Sanho 
>
> On 2/20/23, Ellen Ringlein via NFB-Braille-Discussion 
> <nfb-braille-discussion at nfbnet.org> wrote: 
> > If you take the index card out, make sure you put it back in the same way, 
> > before writing on the other side. The Janace slate is an interline slate, 
> > which means that the front and back lines don't overlap. There are six 
> > lines 
> > on one side and five on the other. 
> > 
> > The only way to write over yourself is if you insert the card back in the 
> > wrong way around. Experiment with writing on both sides without removing 
> > the 
> > index card in between. 
> > Cordially, 
> > 
> > Ellen 
> > 
> > -----Original Message----- 
> > From: NFB-Braille-Discussion 
> > [mailto:nfb-braille-discussion-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Sanho 
> > Steele-Louchart via NFB-Braille-Discussion 
> > Sent: Monday, February 20, 2023 3:25 PM 
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> > Cc: Sanho Steele-Louchart <sanho817 at gmail.com> 
> > Subject: [NFB-Braille-Discussion] Janus Slates 
> > 
> > All, 
> > 
> > I have a Janus slate, but it doesn't work as intended. Adding dots to one 
> > side nullifies the dots on the other. Is there a trick to it? 
> > 
> > Sanho 
> > 
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Ramona