Hadley School for the Blind has free online classes.
CloudyBeep3 points3y ago
To explain further, touch readers receive braille course books in the mail and complete lessons by correspondence.
ratadeacero4 points3y ago
It's a bumpy process.
My wife had a tutor who helped her. Her vision didn't go until her 30s. She spent some time learning the ABC's. We also would go to the library and check out braille books from the children's section. That's a basic start. I don't know about braille displays. I know this isn't that helpful, but it's what I can offer.
bradley221 points3y ago
Bumpy process...
BlueImagination3 points3y ago
I'm an Assistive Tech Specialist based in Australia - I can give you some recommendations if you're interested! A short summary would be that learning to read Braille is a long process and you might find a Braille display to be slow and annoying to read at first. There's a small, low cost Braille display called an Orbit (though I don't know if it's still being sold). There's another small one called the SmartBeetle which is a really solid little guy. They're about $1,400 USD.
CloudyBeep2 points3y ago
I think you can still buy the Orbit Reader 20, but tech support is going to be quite shaky because of ongoing disputes between some of the organisations in the project.
You should try any braille display before you buy it because they all feel a little different to type and read from, and you might find some that you particularly like or dislike.
Pheonixflames812 points3y ago
I'm following because I want to learn braille too.
Hellsacomin941 points3y ago
I just finished the first Hadley Braille adu
razzretina1 points3y ago
I recommend doing the Hadley courses since they’re free. Braille isn’t as hard as people make it out to be. Just be sure to practice reading for at least fifteen minutes a day so you can build up reading callouses. You can get books from the National Talking Book Library in braille to read for free white you’re learning. I would do that before spending a few thousand dollars on a note taker just yet. If you have access to anything like Vocational Rehabilitation they can help you get connected with a braille teacher. Knowing how to read already will help and the updated UEB code makes a lot more sense with that background.
Eisah2 points3y ago
Seconding that braille, especially if you're only learning to read it and aren't worried about transcribing it, isn't that hard! It's a lot more memorization than the basic alphabet but not too bad. You just have to take the time to practice it.
It probably takes more time when also learning to decipher by feel instead of sight, but I'm sure you can do it!
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