[Nfb-krafters-korner] Braille verses talking

[Eileen Scrivani]

Dixie:

I'm not a speed  reader by any means nor have I ever been.  I am however, an 
accurate reader which is more important than speed.  I love listening to my 
audio books, but there is for certain things nothing like Braille.  Even for 
labeling every thing from mail, cd's, yarn & other bead supplies knowing 
grade 2 Braille is a benefit since by contracting you can reduce the amount 
of writing space to make notes on things.  Then to I get bills like my phone 
& water bills in Braille & my bank statements as well.

Eileen

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From: "Dixie" <blueherons at sbcglobal.net>
Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2010 6:53 PM
To: "'List for blind crafters and artists'" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Braille verses talking

> As a person with fairly recent  sight loss, I use Braille occasionally.  I
> learned grade 1 right after losing my sight, 6 years ago, but grade 2 was 
> a
> struggle.  I have labeled my spices, some light switches for the outside
> lights, some bottles in the bathroom, where I don't want my ID mate to be
> exposed to the moisture, and those kinds of things.  Other than that I 
> count
> on my ID Mate for most identification of household cleaners, pantry items
> and that kind of thing.  I have started taking Braille courses again from
> Hadley.  I say I read at a second grade level.  Painfully slowly, one word
> at a time, but it is reading.  I have to say when someone said that I was
> illiterate since I could no longer read for myself, I have to admit I was 
> a
> bit indignant.
>
> I hope to be able to use Braille more efficiently, the idea of labeling my
> yarn is a definite hope.  Braille numbers on my bead bottles certainly is 
> a
> valuable use of Braille, but for reading, I count on my Jaws to jabber at
> me.  I can much more efficiently find information in my computer than
> rifling through a bunch of Brailed papers.
>
>
>
> Dixie
>
> ~ @-> ~ <-@ ~
>
>
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> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Braille verses talking
>
> I prefer to listen to a pattern directions on my computer in a doc  file.
> That way I can listen word by word, immediately put a note in it or  mark 
> an
>
> X where I am if the phone rings or I stop.  I save the doc file as  a
> separate file from my original one and entitle the file as working on
> sweater, ,
> etc.
>
> To each their own way.
>
> Joyce  Kane
> www.KraftersKorner.org  (http://www.krafterskorner.org/)
> Blindhands at AOL.com
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