[nobe-l] Fwd: [bana-announce] BANA Launches LouisBraille200th Celebration Activities Listing

Wed Nov 12 06:50:04 UTC 2008

It is relatively easy for a sighted person to learn to read braille 
with her eyes.  It is just a matter of memorization.  It is quite a 
bit more difficult to learn by reading with your fingers.

Dave

At 04:24 PM 11/11/2008, you wrote:
>Dumb question:
>How hard is it for a sighted person to learn Braille?
>I learned French, Russian, Spanish but then again, I was younger! :)
>Mary
>ps thank you for all the websites and ideas!
>
>On Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 12:47 PM, Smith, Pauline L <PSmith4 at dmc.org> wrote:
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > The correct web address for the Hadley School is
> >
> > www.hadley.edu
> >
> > I hope this helps.
> >
> > Pauline
> >
> >
> >
> > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> > From: "Natalie Martiniello" <nmartiniello at gmail.com>
> > To: "National Organization of Blind Educators Mailing List" <
> > nobe-l at nfbnet.org>
> > Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2008 14:04:20 -0500
> > Subject: Re: [nobe-l] Fwd: [bana-announce] BANA Launches LouisBraille200th
> > Celebration Activities Listing
> > And, if you're looking for a more traditional course that is not done
> > online, you should take a look at the Hadley School for the Blind:
> > www.hadley-school.org
> > They offer free courses through correspondence.
> >
> > Good luck,
> >
> > Natalie
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "tim and vickie shaw" <timandvickie at hotmail.com>
> > To: <nobe-l at nfbnet.org>
> > Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2008 1:08 PM
> > Subject: Re: [nobe-l] Fwd: [bana-announce] BANA Launches Louis Braille200th
> > Celebration Activities Listing
> >
> >
> > >
> > > there is a site here: http://www.afb.org/braillebug/ that is designed
> > for
> > > teaching kids, and may seem cheesy, but may help. also there is this
> > site:
> > > http://www.brl.org/ which offers several free Braille self learning
> > > courses> Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2008 07:41:01 -0800> From:
> > maryh4548 at gmail.com>
> > > To: nobe-l at nfbnet.org> Subject: Re: [nobe-l] Fwd: [bana-announce] BANA
> > > Launches Louis Braille 200th Celebration Activities Listing> > Dear
> > > Listmates,> Can anyone recommend an online Braille course? I'm a special
> > > education> teacher already, but am starting a degree for Teachers of the
> > > Visually> Impaired. They do have Braille in my program but I will not get
> > > it until> next year. So wondering if there is somethign online I could
> > get
> > > started> with.> > Thank you kindly.> > Mary> San Jose> > On Tue, Nov 11,
> > > 2008 at 1:34 AM, David Andrews <dandrews at visi.com> wrote:> > >> > From:
> > > <Kim.Charlson at Perkins.org>> >> To: <BANA-Announce at brailleauthority.org>>
> > >  >> Subject: [bana-announce] BANA Launches Loui
> > > s Braille 200th Celebration> >> Activities Listing> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >>
> > > PRESS RELEASE> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> November 2008> >>> >>> >>> >>
> > > <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns =
> > "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office">
> > >  >> />> >>> >>> >> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> CONTACT:
> > > Judith Dixon, Chairperson> >>> >> Braille Authority of <?xml:namespace
> > > prefix = st1 ns => >> "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"
> > />North
> > > America> >>> >> PHONE: 1-202-707-0722> >>> >> E-MAIL:
> > > <mailto:jdix at loc.gov>jdix at loc.gov> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> BANA Helps
> > Celebrate
> > > Louis Braille's 200th Birthday> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> January 4, 2009,
> > > will be the 200th birthday of the man who created the> >> tactile code
> > > that has allowed blind people around the world to read: Louis> >>
> > Braille.
> > > Many organizations, schools, agencies, and individuals are planning> >>
> > > special celebrations to commemorate this event and to honor Louis
> > Braille>
> > >  >> and the code he created. The braille code, based on six
> > > dots that fit under> >> the fingertips, allows blind people to read books
> > > and magazines, math and> >> science materials, music, and foreign
> > > languages.> >>> >>> >>> >> The Braille Authority of North America (BANA)
> > > has created an area on its> >> web site where announcements of special
> > > events can be posted and shared. If> >> your organization is planning an
> > > event to help celebrate Braille's birthday,> >> visit
> > > <http://www.brailleauthority.org/>http://www.brailleauthority.org,> >>
> > and
> > > click the link for the form provided to fill in the information about> >>
> > > your planned event. The information will then be posted on BANA's web
> > > site.> >>> >>> >>> >> The mission and purpose of the Braille Authority of
> > > North America are to> >> assure literacy for tactile readers through the
> > > standardization of braille> >> and/or tactile graphics. BANA promotes and
> > > facilitates the use, teaching and> >> production of braille. It publishes
> > > rules, interprets and renders opinions> >> pertaining to braille
> > >  in all existing codes. It deals with codes now in> >> existence or to be
> > > developed in the future, in collaboration with other> >> countries using
> > > English braille. In exercising its function and authority,> >> BANA
> > > considers the effects of its decisions on other existing braille codes>
> > >>
> > > and formats; the ease of production by various methods; and acceptability
> > > to> >> readers.> >>> >>> >>> >> For additional resource information,
> > visit
> > > <> >> http://www.brailleauthority.org>www.brailleauthority.org.> >>> >>
> > >>
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