[stylist] reading braille

Tue Nov 17 19:27:13 UTC 2009

Now if you can get your hands on grade 1 text of something you know well, 
mix up those letters and try figuring them out.
Do you know by heart the dot positions in all the letters?  If you don't 
know them, commit them to memory.  The tactile picture of a j is going to be 
hard to keep in your head because you'll be scrambling to try to remember 
what letter it is.  But if you know that 2-4-5 is a j, everytime you see 
that dot combination you'll remember.
Kids learn Braille a whole lot different than grownups.  Some of the letters 
do sort of look like their print counterparts.  L looks like a small l and p 
looks similar to p.
I know two sets of the hardest to remember are e and I, and d, f, h, and j.
Remember that k to t are just a to j with a dot 3 added to them.  U to z are 
a to e with dots 3 and 6 added.  W is a wildcard because there is no 
equivalent in French so it was just thrown in for good measure.
You may already know these tricks but if not, store them away.
If you lived near me I would surely help you.
Feel free to write offline if I can be of any more virtual help.
Barbara

Snow is God's way of reminding us that beauty can be found even in the 
coldest hearts.

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From: "Judith Bron" <jbron at optonline.net>
Sent: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 12:05 PM
To: "Writer's Division Mailing List" <stylist at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [stylist] reading braille

> I've been learning braille from a card of braille letters put out by NFB. 
> I'll try the lotion thing.  Thanks, Judith
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Barbara Hammel" <poetlori8 at msn.com>
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> Sent: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 9:51 AM
> Subject: Re: [stylist] reading braille
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>> If this is for an adult, I'd find something in Braille that you already 
>> know the words to and try figuring out the words.  It's a tedious job at 
>> first. Maybe make an alphabet and just keep looking at it to see if you 
>> can feel that the letters are different dots.
>> Put lotion on your hands to soften them up.  If you have no neuropathy, 
>> it should come to you fairly quickly.
>> As long as you know what you're feeling for, it helps.
>> Barbara
>> Snow is God's way of reminding us that beauty can be found even in the 
>> coldest hearts.
>>
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>> From: "Judith Bron" <jbron at optonline.net>
>> Sent: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 8:07 AM
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>> Subject: Re: [stylist] reading braille
>>
>>> Did you learn as a child?
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Aziza C" <daydreamingncolor at gmail.com>
>>> To: "Writer's Division Mailing List" <stylist at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Monday, November 16, 2009 4:57 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [stylist] reading braille
>>>
>>>
>>>> I'm curious to know if people learned the way I did.
>>>>
>>>> I was given tactile images, raised lines to follow to get used to the
>>>> sensation of dots beneath my fingers. I also used larger models of the
>>>> braille cell until I got used to the placement. A lot of exercises and
>>>> repetition took place for me to finally figure out the cell enough not
>>>> to make as many mistakes.
>>>>
>>>> Aziza
>>>>
>>>> On 11/16/09, Judith Bron <jbron at optonline.net> wrote:
>>>>> You might think I'm nuts, but How do braille readers sensitize their 
>>>>> fingers
>>>>> to the placement of the dots?  Thanks, Judith
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