[Nfbaz-talk] Fw: Nice Article on Enhancing BrailleFluency-Dispelling the Myth that Braille is Slow

[Dr. Scott Wendell Bray]

Thanks.

Scott
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From: "Mike Freeman" <k7uij at panix.com>
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Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 6:26 AM
Subject: Re: [Nfbaz-talk] Fw: Nice Article on Enhancing
BrailleFluency-Dispelling the Myth that Braille is Slow


> I believe Curtis Chong once wrote an article decrying the inefficiency of
scanning whole books when compared to using live readers. Not quite the same
thing but in the ballpark.
>
> Mike
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dr. Scott Wendell Bray" <sbray at nisj.org>
> To: "NFB of Arizona Discussion List" <nfbaz-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Date: Tuesday, Apr 21, 2009 1:12:25
> Subject: Re: [Nfbaz-talk] Fw: Nice Article on Enhancing Braille
Fluency-Dispelling the Myth that Braille is Slow
>
> >
> >
> > Are there any articles out there on people who choose book scanning and
> > other downloads as opposed to Braille: i.e., the advantages of Braille,
> > especially among older folks?
> >
> > Scott
> >
> > Dr. ScottWendell Bray
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Allison (NFBA)" <nfbarizona at gmail.com>
> > To: "AABS List" <arizona-students at nfbnet.org>
> > Cc: "NFB of Arizona Discussion List" <nfbaz-talk at nfbnet.org>
> > Sent: Monday, April 20, 2009 10:26 PM
> > Subject: [Nfbaz-talk] Fw: Nice Article on Enhancing Braille
> > Fluency-Dispelling the Myth that Braille is Slow
> >
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Thought some of you may find the below interesting.
> >
> > Allison
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "DrV" <pumpkinracer at gmail.com>
> >
> >
> > In case some of you may have not yet seen it, here is a really nice
article
> > entitled "Double Your Pleasure-Double Your Speed" that really does 2
things:
> > 1) the author describes techniques on how individuals can doubled or
tripled
> > their speeds & 2) it helps dispel the myth that braille is slow, for it
> > describes how blind individuals can read at speeds of over 300, 400 &
even
> > over 500 words per minute. Here is the direct link:
> > www.nfb.org/images/nfb/Publications/bm/bm09/bm0903/bm090311.htm.
> >
> > Here are 2 other articles that discuss braille reading speed:
> >
> > 1. Building Braille Reading Speed: Some Helpful Suggestions, also by
Jerry
> > Whittle, can be found at http://nfb.org/legacy/bm/bm93/brlm9305.htm#11
> >
> > 2. Braille Reading Speed: Are You Willing to Do What It Takes? by Susan
Ford
> > and Ramona Walhof (http://nfb.org/legacy/bm/bm99/bm990604.htm)
> >
> > Sincerely,
> >
> > Eric Vasiliauskas
> >
> >
> >
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