[nfb-db] nfb-db Digest, Vol 37, Issue 2

Sat Jan 28 18:28:28 UTC 2012

Thank you, Denise, for the great suggestion.

Good for Amanda!  I completed the uncontracted braille reading course at
Hadley, and I am now learning contracted braille.  My teacher is
wonderfully patient and compassionate.  She really invests her SELF into my
learning.

I was not required to learn braille in school either.  My vision loss has
been progressive, and I began trying to learn braille after high school.  I
made at least three attempts over the years, each time  investing a year or
more studying, and then forgetting what I'd learned because I didn't keep
it up.  I have always been an avid and consummate reader.  I used my eyes
as long as they allowed me to.  Now I can no longer read with my eyes, and
I am so very grateful for Hadley School.

What is different about my teacher at Hadley is that she is forcing me to
read faster.  Without proper technique, braille reading can be slow and
tedious.  My Hadley teacher has emphasized good technique from the very
beginning.  At first I did not understand the importance of changing the
way I held and moved my fingers and arms, holding my wrists straight, etc.
Now that my braille speed is more rapid than my sight reading ever was, I
am thrilled to read again.  I can't wait to complete the contracted braille
course!

Good luck to Amanda, and God bless you for helping her and keeping us
informed.

Cathy Miller

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> My girlfriend Amanda, is telling me she's wanting to learn Braille. When
> she was in school, she wasn't required to learn it. What should I do? How
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> Hadley school for the blind <http://www.hadley.edu/> has a wonderful
> program to learn braille--free online classes--really great and easy to
> learn that way
> Denise
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> On Fri, Jan 27, 2012 at 2:23 PM, RJ Sandefur
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> > My girlfriend Amanda, is telling me she's wanting to learn Braille. When
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