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Desire to learn braille tactility in addition to visually. (self.Blind)
submitted 8y ago by vorarephilia
As the title said, I am a college student interested in learning how to read braille, in memory of my great-grandmother who was a certified braillist and just plain simple curiosity. I have applied to the hadley school for the blind for a free course, but have yet to receive a answer as to whether I am going to be accepted or not. I have also been using braille through remote learning in the mean time to get a head start on reading it visually.
However, this is not enough for me. While I am not yet proficient at reading braille visually just yet, I ultimately want to read braille the way it is meant to be read, through touch. I don't know where to start on this. My original idea was to get a braille book and just start feeling the pages, but I am not sure if that would be effective. Any advice?
However, this is not enough for me. While I am not yet proficient at reading braille visually just yet, I ultimately want to read braille the way it is meant to be read, through touch. I don't know where to start on this. My original idea was to get a braille book and just start feeling the pages, but I am not sure if that would be effective. Any advice?
NationalBraillePress 2 points
I would suggest you learn a bit more about braille. There are two reading levels of braille. Level 1 braille is basic braille taught to beginners and children. Unfortunately there aren't many books in Level 1 braille that are not considered children's books. Level 2 braille uses a lot of contractions since braille takes up a lot of space and there are no font sizes saving space is important. Another thing to note for English speakers is that the English braille code is changing. All English speaking countries are changing to Unified English Braille (UEB) so it will be beneficial to you to start learning that code. Math uses another code but I will not get into that one.
That being said there are several books you can start with. The first is *Braille for the Sighted* by Stanley Collins. The second is *Just Enough to know Better* by Eileen Curran. There are many other books out there but those are the ones that I can think of at the top of my head. Print/braille books might also be helpful. Remember that most young adult and adult books are written in Level 2 braille and are pressed to be double sided making it difficult to try to sight read them.
You might also want to get an alphabet card. We have them (National Braille Press) and I can mail you one for free but these are not UEB. Once you are familiar with the basic alphabet code you can begin learning contracted braille. UEBonline.org is a good place to start learning Level 2 braille. A side note on UEB BANA has set the official date for January 4, 2016 so it is still in the roll out phase, meaning there is UEB Material available. But most of what you will find is American English Braille, or Canadian English Braille, etc.
Successful tactile reading depends on a variety of factors some of them including finger sensitivity, ability to train yourself to recognize the code and personal ability. In the same way that sighted people learn to read at different speeds and with different methods so BVI people.
That being said there are several books you can start with. The first is *Braille for the Sighted* by Stanley Collins. The second is *Just Enough to know Better* by Eileen Curran. There are many other books out there but those are the ones that I can think of at the top of my head. Print/braille books might also be helpful. Remember that most young adult and adult books are written in Level 2 braille and are pressed to be double sided making it difficult to try to sight read them.
You might also want to get an alphabet card. We have them (National Braille Press) and I can mail you one for free but these are not UEB. Once you are familiar with the basic alphabet code you can begin learning contracted braille. UEBonline.org is a good place to start learning Level 2 braille. A side note on UEB BANA has set the official date for January 4, 2016 so it is still in the roll out phase, meaning there is UEB Material available. But most of what you will find is American English Braille, or Canadian English Braille, etc.
Successful tactile reading depends on a variety of factors some of them including finger sensitivity, ability to train yourself to recognize the code and personal ability. In the same way that sighted people learn to read at different speeds and with different methods so BVI people.
vorarephilia [OP] 1 points
very helpful. thank you.
Corm 1 points
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_Braille for the rules of the grade 2 language. Then just get a good grade 2 book and start translating it.
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NahumGardner 1 points
The National Federation of the Blind also offers a free certification course for the Library of Congress. https://nfb.org/braille-transcribing
oct_23_2012 1 points
I don't see why just touch-reading a braille book wouldn't do the trick, as long as you're actually understanding all the letters. Practice makes perfect.
(NB: I don't know what I'm talking about; I'm just extrapolating based on my experiences playing Starcraft.)
(NB: I don't know what I'm talking about; I'm just extrapolating based on my experiences playing Starcraft.)
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