[blindkid] apology

[Pui via blindkid]

Yes, my preschooler has one in addition to a regular brailler. We paid for it ourselves and if you go to wonderbaby.com you can get 20 percent off the price. I showed it to my son's TVI today and he was impressed with the audio feedback, the large print screen and the Patterns program installed on it. He wants to order one for the other VI kids in our district. The touch is also lighter than the regular brailler, more like the next generation brailler. 

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On May 30, 2014, at 3:26 PM, m-masek at hotmail.com via blindkid <blindkid at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Has anyone used a smart brailer for their little ones
> 
> From my Android phone on T-Mobile. The first nationwide 4G network.
> 
> ----- Reply message -----
> From: "Alyssa via blindkid" <blindkid at nfbnet.org>
> To: "Julie Yanez" <jyanez112 at gmail.com>, "Blind Kid Mailing List,    (for parents of blind children)" <blindkid at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: [blindkid] apology
> Date: Fri, May 30, 2014 2:04 pm
> 
> 
> No, when I took Spanish, it was with regular six dot Braille. The signs are pretty easy to learn, but I would recommend your daughter or her TVI should make a cheat sheet of the symbols to use until she becomes familiar with them.
> Hth
> Alyssa
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On May 30, 2014, at 1:32 PM, Julie Yanez via blindkid <blindkid at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>> Is the 7 and 8 dot also used in brailled foreign languages? My daughter
>> wants to take Spanish next year, I wanna know how easily the additional
>> symbols are taught.
>> On May 30, 2014 10:38 AM, "Arielle Silverman via blindkid" <
>> blindkid at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi Pui,
>>> 
>>> Dots 7 and 8 can be added to create some special characters in
>>> computer Braille. For example, in uncontracted computer Braille, a
>>> capital sign is made by adding dot 7 to any letter.
>>> 
>>> Best,
>>> Arielle
>>> 
>>>> On 5/30/14, Pui via blindkid <blindkid at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>> Marianne,
>>>> 
>>>> My dumb question for the day - why does the Refreshablebraille 18 have 8
>>> dot
>>>> cells? The TVI pointed that out to me. It also looks like the BrailleNote
>>>> has 8 dot cells. Why is this?
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Pui
>>>> 
>>>> Sent from my iPad
>>>> 
>>>> On May 30, 2014, at 9:13 AM, Marianne Denning via blindkid
>>>> <blindkid at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> I am sorry for my comments about blind TVIs last night.  I am feeling
>>>>> frustrated right now but that is no excuse for sharing it on this
>>>>> list.
>>>>> 
>>>>> --
>>>>> Marianne Denning, TVI, MA
>>>>> Teacher of students who are blind or visually impaired
>>>>> (513) 607-6053
>>>>> 
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