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Can you read Braille with something other than your hands? (self.Blind)
submitted by Isssittheendtonight
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KillerLag 6 points 5y ago
Yes. I've never worked with this person directly, but a coworker worked with a nun and taught her how to read Braille using her tongue :O
I believe there was another person who did it as well.... a quick check brought up this link.
http://www.churchofchrist-cg-az.com/files/article-Bible-tongue.htm
https://bible.org/illustration/read-tongue
I believe there was another person who did it as well.... a quick check brought up this link.
http://www.churchofchrist-cg-az.com/files/article-Bible-tongue.htm
https://bible.org/illustration/read-tongue
LarryWren 3 points 5y ago
Wouldn't that destroy the paper pretty quickly? Even just my sweat gets pages all frayed And you're not gonna want to stick your tongue on a bathroom sign to read it – YuCk!
KillerLag 2 points 5y ago
On paper, yes. But you can also do braille on plastic sheets now. They hold up better over time and they can be transparent/translucent. They have been used as overlays for children's books so the parents can read the print, while the child feels the braille and maybe see some pictures.
notmadjustnomad 1 points 5y ago
That is a brilliant idea!
iheartbaconsalt 3 points 5y ago
I wish I could remember the name of it! The Texas School for the Blind had a machine that you could read braille and written words on a page using your tongue. It was amazing how well it worked.
Isssittheendtonight [OP] 1 points 5y ago
Interesting. Can you use something like your wrist to read Braille?
Amonwilde 2 points 5y ago
Not saying it would be impossible, but it would be hard. You need to have really good tactile sensitivity to read braille. Tips of the fingers and tongue are extremely sensitive. Wrists and other body parts have a much lower resolution.
Isssittheendtonight [OP] 0 points 5y ago
Oh :(
reseatshisglasses 3 points 5y ago
One interesting experiment is to take two pointed, but not sharp, objects and hold them close together and touch them down to your thigh at the same time. You may just feel one point. Move the points farther apart and try again. Keep doing this till you can surely feel two distinct points.
On the thigh you may get the two points quite far away from each other before you sense that they are two different points. This experiment can be done all over the body to show you how the body spreads its tactile awareness. Tongue and fingers are super aware but maybe your toes are third best!
Edit: a pair of chop sticks would work good for this.
On the thigh you may get the two points quite far away from each other before you sense that they are two different points. This experiment can be done all over the body to show you how the body spreads its tactile awareness. Tongue and fingers are super aware but maybe your toes are third best!
Edit: a pair of chop sticks would work good for this.
iheartbaconsalt 1 points 5y ago
Seems like it would wear you out more quickly, but it's probably possible!
MilkFarmProdigy 2 points 5y ago
I once read about a study claiming that people could read Braille with their genitalia...
KillerLag 2 points 5y ago
I hope they don't try that in the elevator :S
Or worse, their stuff gets mixed up with the tongue-reader :O
Or worse, their stuff gets mixed up with the tongue-reader :O
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