[Pibe-division] Teaching Braille to Student with Limited Hand Use

[Krystal Guillory]

You can use a Unimanual Perkins if there is adequate strength in one hand, or you can go with an electronic device such as a Mountbatten  even other notetakers. I worked with a student in seventh grade who also had CP and minimum use of one hand, and he was learning to use a braille note in one-handed mode. It makes for one extra step with writing, but it is definitely doable. In truth, the braille display actually helped him tremendously, as it was easy for him to track the few cells it afforded at a time. I hope this helps.

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> On Mar 17, 2014, at 6:19 PM, Robert Pardue <robertpardue at opsb.net> wrote:
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> Unfortunately, with the span it takes to reach all six keys on a Perkins, it is near impossible to braille one handed. Also, if the limitations in her functional hand is too severe, braille is not easily accessible. I have yet to come across a method for this, but if you find anything, please pass it on.
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> R. Martin Pardue
> OPSB Vision Services
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> Anon.
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> From: Pibe-division <pibe-division-bounces at nfbnet.org> on behalf of Smith, Pauline L <PSmith4 at dmc.org>
> Sent: Monday, March 17, 2014 2:22 PM
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> Subject: [Pibe-division] Teaching Braille to Student with Limited Hand Use
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> Good Afternoon,
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> I have been working with a young lady who cannot use her left hand and has limited use of her right hand.  She has CP and uses a wheelchair.  She lost her sight at the age of 15.  How do you teach someone with limited hand use Braille?  I was considering use the one-handed Perkins brailler for writing, but I'm not sure she has the hand strength nor the coordination for putting paper into the machine.  I have using a VoiceNote in one hand mode so far.  Any additional suggestions would be most ehlpful.
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> Pauline Smith
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