[stylist] reading braille

Donna Hill penatwork at epix.net
Tue Nov 17 21:29:27 UTC 2009 

Helene,
You bring up an interesting aspect of this. I used to strain so hard to 
read print, that when I started learning Braille, even if I closed my 
eyes, I found that the eye strain was still going on. I had a hard time 
dissociating my eyes from the process. Nowadays, I don't feel the muscle 
strain as much, but I have vivid visuals that go along with my reading 
Braille. The dots show up somehow in my visual consciousness as bright 
colored lights. It's neat, but I think it probably slows me down.
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helene ryles wrote:
> I guess it's just a matter of practice. I found it really embarrassing
> when my braille speed rapidly deminished.  I didn't realise I was
> looking at the dots so much until that was no longer possible.
>
> Helene
>
> On 17/11/2009, Barbara Hammel <poetlori8 at msn.com> wrote:
>   
>> 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.
>>
>> --------------------------------------------------
>> 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>
>>> To: "Writer's Division Mailing List" <stylist at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 9:51 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [stylist] reading braille
>>>
>>>
>>>       
>>>> 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.
>>>>
>>>> --------------------------------------------------
>>>> From: "Judith Bron" <jbron at optonline.net>
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 8:07 AM
>>>> To: "Writer's Division Mailing List" <stylist at nfbnet.org>
>>>> 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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