Could a blind person have a journal, like could they just read and write in braille?(self.Blind)
submitted by sjxkenxje
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retrolental_morose2 points3y ago
Yes indeed. there are tools to mark paper in braille, just as there are pens. although I think the majority of blind people would type, or use tools like Siri to dictate, than hand-braille nowadays. I'm in my 30s and learned braille from the age of 3, and I only ever braille by hand for short things: labels, notes, birthday/get-well/good-luck cards, etc. I'd choose to type reports for work, essays for study etc.
BlindAaron1 points3y ago
Not to be a jerk, but how would someone write in Braille? I went blind later in life and never learned Braille. I’m just wondering is there a tool that creates the Braille so you can read it later?
sjxkenxje [OP]3 points3y ago
They make a braille slate with a stylist to write braille on paper.
8i8oio2 points3y ago
I have a stylist and can provide an amazon link ( $1 ), but I don’t think I use it correctly. I poke downward, meaning I need to write Braille backwards, or poke upward and it’s harder to hold. I’ve been meaning to figure it out.
CloudyBeep1 points3y ago
Yes, a blind person could keep a braille journal. Many would probably prefer to type their thoughts today, though I've heard that, at least in the past, some blind people had a tape recorder and made a kind of monologue.
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