[blindkid] braille conversion

Dr. Denise M Robinson deniserob at gmail.com
Fri Mar 2 22:14:14 UTC 2012


Rosina

This is a great lookup dictionary: http://www.brl.org/refdesk/conlookup.html

I give this to all my para educators and anyone looking to learn
braille--type in word and it will translate it for you in contracted braille
Denise

On Fri, Feb 24, 2012 at 8:30 AM, Pat Renfranz <dblair2525 at msn.com> wrote:

> I used the following website to get Grade 2 Braille output in ASCII format
> but it will give you a picture of dots as well.
>
> <http://www.mathsisfun.com/braille-translation.html>
>
> The ASCII format is cool, because if you have a Braille font loaded on your
> computer, and select it for the words you want, it will show up with
> printing as Braille dots.
>
> Pat
>
>
>
>
> On 2/24/12 9:17 AM, "Rosina Solano" <colemangirly at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> >
> > Okay, this is going to sound a little odd but here goes.
> >
> > I am looking for an online text to braille converter.  I have found
> several
> > that will let me type in a word and it will show me what the braille
> output
> > should be, however, it is all grade 1 braille.  This I can do myself.
> When it
> > comes to grade 2 it gets a little shaky.  I do have a chart with all the
> > contractions and have done some of the levels to learn it, but I am not
> sure
> > enough of my skill with all the rules.
> >
> > I am making something that will have braille on it that will be going
> out all
> > over and I do NOT want it to be incorrect.  This is for a new parents
> group in
> > Missouri and I really want it to be right.  I could do grade 1, but
> really
> > prefer to have grade 2.  It is simple one word inspirations.  Some of
> them
> > have no contractions but some do like "ar" "th" "ea" and some have
> multiples
> > and thats where it gets tricky.  I can't remember which ones to use when
> there
> > are more than one and they overlap each other.
> >
> > I only have about 20 words so can't justify getting duxbury for it.
> Anyone
> > have any ideas?
> >
> > Hopeful
> > Rosina
> >
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 Denise

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