[stylist] Braille

[Bridgit Pollpeter]

Erica,

I didn't mean Braille in-and-of-itself is tedious for all people. Due to
a nerve condition, Braille can be tedious for me as an individual to
read. I do use Braille, and I'm a huge supporter, and if anyone has the
opportunity to learn it, I recommend you jump on that opportunity.

Like anything, we all learn at different paces with different methods.
My husband learned the entire Braille code, contracted and uncontracted,
in two months. He reads it fairly quickly and remembers all the rules
and characters. One of my good friends has been blind her entire life,
and she can not only read more than 300 words a minute in Braille, but
she can read it and speak it out loud very well. Her husband learned
Braille later in life, and he doesn't read as quickly, nor is he
comfortable reading and speaking at the same time. I know the code and
use it, but like I said, due to a nerve condition, it makes reading it
slow for me. Even with short labels, I will struggle with what I'm
reading. But I know the code and can write it at a good clip, but it's
the reading that I have problems with.

Sincerely,
Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter, editor, Slate & Style
Read my blog at:
http://blogs.livewellnebraska.com/author/bpollpeter/
 
"If we discover a desire within us that nothing in this world can
satisfy, we should begin to wonder if perhaps we were created for
another world."
C. S. Lewis

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Date: Fri, 8 Feb 2013 12:17:41 -0800 (PST)
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Bridget,
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I agree with you in that learning as sometimes using braille can be a
bit tedious, however, I am committed to learning every aspect of it I
can. With the knowledge of braille that I have so far, I have brailled
things in my home that I use on a daily basis and I even braille my
son's weekly vocabulary? words. I too am committed to spreading the word
about braille literacy and strongly encourage those who are advanced as
well as those that are new to braille to continue to use your skills and
help those who are struggling with grasping the system.

"Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own
understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy
paths." --Proverbs 3:5-6 (KJV)

Erica Turner