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Doubt regarding braille reading. (self.Blind)
submitted by rishabhpatil
Do people read using multiple fingers at a time?
Would it be possible to read braille for people, if a electronic device put up one character at a time.
Would it be possible to read braille for people, if a electronic device put up one character at a time.
Vaelian 2 points 7y ago
I can only read with one finger, but I have very little experience outside of the training that I received in rehab since Braille isn't that useful these days.
rishabhpatil [OP] 1 points 7y ago
> Braille isn't that useful these days.
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Are there any alternatives to braille when it comes to reading or using phones/tablets etc?
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Are there any alternatives to braille when it comes to reading or using phones/tablets etc?
Vaelian 1 points 7y ago
Android has TalkBack and Google Now; iOS has VoiceOver and Siri; both TalkBack and VoiceOver are screen-readers. Using a Braille display with those devices would be extremely inconvenient.
rishabhpatil [OP] 1 points 7y ago
But isnt the reading speed an issue with these apps? Wont it be more convenient to read yourself on a braille display.
Also as you said braille isnt very useful nowadays, are there any new scripts being developed?
Also as you said braille isnt very useful nowadays, are there any new scripts being developed?
Vaelian 1 points 7y ago
Quite the opposite. The reading speed is an issue in Braille; even my Braille instructor couldn't read Braille at normal speaking rates. Speech synthesizers, on the other hand, can be configured to read at inhumanly fast rates.
I don't think there are other scripts being developed to replace Braille, it's just being obsoleted by technology.
I don't think there are other scripts being developed to replace Braille, it's just being obsoleted by technology.
Unuhi 1 points 7y ago
Voice - but not a full alternative because in english and many other languages spoken and spelling differs a lot. And also can't use voice where it's too loud (or if temporarily or permanently can't hear well enough to understand or hear speech)
fastfinge 1 points 7y ago
I read multiple fingers at a time. I could read one character at a time, but it would be extremely slow, and I wouldn't enjoy it. I could get buy with 5 or 6 at a time, maybe.
claudettemonet 3 points 7y ago
Isn't there a braille kindle?
fastfinge 1 points 7y ago
No. If there were it'd cost like 5 grand.
claudettemonet 2 points 7y ago
I thought you said with kindle you had access to books at near the normal cost of regular books. Or is it that you can listen to them, as the files have been converted to a digital format?
fastfinge 1 points 7y ago
I can listen to them with TTS. Plus, the Kindle app on IPhone is accessible, so if I already have a Braille Display that connects to my IPhone, I could read Kindle books in Braille using the iPhone app. But there's no Braille Kindle device itself.
Unuhi 1 points 7y ago
You can listen to books on the new kindles, it comes with a screen/bookreader program. Just plug in headphones.
I had an old model to try, it didn't have that option.
Many VI people can also get around by also using max zoom and some other accessibility features if they can still see something up close.
I had an old model to try, it didn't have that option.
Many VI people can also get around by also using max zoom and some other accessibility features if they can still see something up close.
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