[Nfb-krafters-korner] how to create simple braille shapes

Tue Jul 14 06:17:12 UTC 2015

 wow this is cool!

I am keeping this. lol 
Maria

> On 14 Jul 2015, at 5:44 am, Cathy via Nfb-krafters-korner <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Taken from the Blind Perspective Magazine.
> I recommend this magazine to anyone who does not already receive it. a wide
> variety of articles on wide range of subjects.
> 
> Visit their website at: The Blind PerSpective.com
> 
> The Braille Highway
> By Nat Armeni
> 
> Welcome to July's article. In this article I will be concentrating on having
> fun with braille. I will be describing how you can create braillables. What
> are braillables, you ask. They are diagrams created with either a braille
> writer or slate and stylus. I am going to give you instructions on how to
> create 4 simple braillables (diagrams). After having mastered these simple
> ones listed below, then you can get your creative juices flowing and come up
> with your own braillables.
> 
> You can use either size braille paper, but for the purpose of this month's
> article I will be using the standard sheet size 8.5" x 11" braille paper.
> Once you have completed these braillables, you can have people color in the
> shapes or if you are showing them to a real youngster, it may be fun for
> them to feel and see if they can correctly identify the simple shapes. If
> you have no idea about braille, do not worry I have included both the
> character's name along with the dot numbers that will create that symbol.
> 
> The first shape I will be describing is a circle. For this braillable, we
> will start at the very left hand side of the paper or flush left.
> Line 1: The letter s (dots 2, 3, 4), followed by 2 letter c's (dots 1, 4),
> followed by WH sign (dots 1, 5, 6).
> Line 2: Return the carriage back to the very left. The letter l (dots 1, 2,
> 3), followed by 2 blank spaces and then the dots 4, 5, 6.
> Line 3: Once again bring the carriage back to the very left hand side.
> Braille the GH sign (dots 1, 2, 6), followed by 2 hyphens (dots 3, 6), and
> then the A R sign (dots 3, 4, 5).
> You can enlarge this circle by adding the same amount of C's and hyphens,
> as well as remembering to add l and the 4, 5, & 6 sign. For every 2
> c/hypens, I would add 1 extra row of l/4, 5,6 signs.
> 
> The next braillable or shape we are going to work on is a rectangle. Once
> again, this shape will be located on the very left hand side of the page. So
> make sure the carriage is pushed all the way to the left side of the braille
> writer.
> Line 1: Braille a letter p (dots 1, 2, 3, 4), followed by 4 letter c's (dots
> 1,4), then a TH sign (dots 1, 4, 5, 6).
> Line 2: Bring the carriage back to the very left hand side. Braille the
> letter l (dots 1, 2, 3), followed by 4 blank spaces, and Then dots 4, 5, 6.
> Line3: Bring the carriage back to the very left hand side. Now repeat line
> 2 for 5 more times,. Now you will have 7 lines completed.
> Line 8: Bring the carriage to the very left hand side. Braille a v (dots 1,
> 2, 3,6), followed by 4 hypens (dots 3, 6), then a number sign (dots 3, 4, 5,
> 6).
> You have completed the rectangle.
> 
> We are now going to work on a square. This is our last braillable that will
> be located on the very left hand side of the page.
> Line 1: Braille a k (dots 1,3), followed by 6 a's (dots 1), then braille
> another k (dots 1, 3)
> Line 2: Bring the carriage back to the very left hand side. Braille a k
> (dots 1,3), followed by 6 blank spaces, then braille a k (dots 1, 3)
> Line 3: Bring the carriage back to the very left hand side. Braille a k
> (dots 1, 3), followed by 6 blank spaces, then braille a k (dots 1, 3).
> Line 4: Bring the carriage back to the very left hand side. Braille a k
> (dots 1, 3), followed by 6 apostrophes (dots 3), then braille a k (dots
> 1,3).
> When you look at your handy work you should have a square.
> 
> The fourth and final braillable is a triangle.
> Line 1: The carriage should be pushed all the way to the left hand side.
> Press the spacebar 12 times now, braille a ST sign (dots 3,4), followed by a
> CH sign (dots 1, 6)
> Line 2: Bring the carriage all the way to the left hand side. Press the
> spacebar 11 times, and braille a ST sign (dots 3,4), press the spacebar 3
> times, and braille a CH sign (dots 1,6)
> Line 3: Bring the carriage all the way to the left hand side. Press the
> spacebar 10 times, braille a ST sign (dots 3,4), press the spacebar 4 times
> followed with a CH sign (dots 1, 6)
> Line 4: Bring the carriage all the way to the left hand sige. Press the
> spacebar 9 times, braille the ST sign (dots 3, 4), press the spacebar 5
> times followed by a CH sign (dots 1, 6)
> Line 5: Bring the carriage all the way to the left hand side. Press the
> spacebar 8 times, braille the ST sign (dots 3, 4), press the spacebar 8
> times followed by a CH sign (dots 1,6)
> Line 6: Bring the carriage all the way to the left hand side. Press the
> spacebar 7 times, braille a I N G sign (dots 3, 4, 6), followed by 10 hypens
> (dots 3, 6), then braille a u (dots 1, 3, 6) If done correctly you should be
> feeling a triangle.
> 
> I hope you have enjoyed making these simple braillables as much as I did my
> first time making them. If you plan it out and visualize it in your mind's
> eye, you can "build" a triangle on top of a square and you would have a
> simple house. The possibilities are endless and limited only by your
> imagination.
> remember, to stay on the dotted line of life!!
> 
> 
> Cathy F
> 
> 
> 
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