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Tools for learning UEB by touch. (self.Blind)
submitted by letspaintthesky
Hi!
I can, with my sighted eye, read braille by sight. I would like to learn to read it by touch.
I have a slate and stylus, but I feel my fingertips are not sensitive enough yet to get a good read with them.
I was wondering what tools or methods you might recommend for training myself to finger read?
I feel like tennis balls in a muffin pan is far too big, as are ping pong balls in an egg carton.
Are their any preferred kits, tools, or methods anyone here has found useful?
Thank you!
I can, with my sighted eye, read braille by sight. I would like to learn to read it by touch.
I have a slate and stylus, but I feel my fingertips are not sensitive enough yet to get a good read with them.
I was wondering what tools or methods you might recommend for training myself to finger read?
I feel like tennis balls in a muffin pan is far too big, as are ping pong balls in an egg carton.
Are their any preferred kits, tools, or methods anyone here has found useful?
Thank you!
Iamheno 3 points 1y ago
I just keep working at it, I get a little bit better each day.
Puzzled_Teaching_197 3 points 1y ago
This may be a silly suggestion since the book is recommend for young children, but the book $1 greatly helped me when I was a young (visually impaired) braille learner. It has pages for each letter of the alphabet. Instead of typical braille, the dots are easier to feel since they are more of an embossed texture and slightly larger
letspaintthesky [OP] 6 points 1y ago
There are no silly suggestions. In fact, that sounds pretty good, at least in theory. I bought some art and craft supplies from my local blind society and the paints were labelled with jumbo braille-so easy to read!
Puzzled_Teaching_197 5 points 1y ago
Although expensive, I also learned braille is using a $1. It seems like there are $1 that work similarly.
There’s many versions of braille boards available that are relatively cheap. Something that sounds like it would work for you is $1.
$1 have larger dots but are very portable. They’re great for memorizing where the dots are. Pocket braille learning devices are smaller options that are easier to read than embossed braille- such as this $1, $1, or $1.
You can desensitize your fingers by making DIY braille. I recommend materials such as puffy paint, buttons, or googly eyes.
Look for tools for young blind and visually impaired braille learners.
There’s many versions of braille boards available that are relatively cheap. Something that sounds like it would work for you is $1.
$1 have larger dots but are very portable. They’re great for memorizing where the dots are. Pocket braille learning devices are smaller options that are easier to read than embossed braille- such as this $1, $1, or $1.
You can desensitize your fingers by making DIY braille. I recommend materials such as puffy paint, buttons, or googly eyes.
Look for tools for young blind and visually impaired braille learners.
letspaintthesky [OP] 3 points 1y ago
I tried puffy paint, but the dots would dry with sharp points :L But you might be on to something with the other craft supplies.
Thanks for all the links! I'm perusing them with anticipation of payday :)
Thanks for all the links! I'm perusing them with anticipation of payday :)
kaishawna 3 points 1y ago
I use a slate and stylus sparingly. I know most of grade one.
saizai 2 points 1y ago
Something that hasn't come up yet: try a braille labeler. I have a $1. I can read it quite easily, even though I do have difficulty reading brailled paper because it's so soft.
N.B. The Reizen RL-350 has the following braille cells (plus space, which is cut-tape if squeezed harder):
⠀ ⠁ ⠃ ⠉ ⠙ ⠑ ⠋ ⠛ ⠓ ⠊ ⠚
⠀ ⠅ ⠇ ⠍ ⠝ ⠕ ⠏ ⠟ ⠗ ⠎ ⠞ ⠌
⠤ ⠥ ⠧ ⠭ ⠽ ⠵ ⠯ ⠿ ⠷ ⠮ ⠾ ⠬ ⠼
⠠ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠫ ⠻ ⠀ ⠀ ⠺
⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠒ ⠲ ⠢ ⠖ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠔
It's missing the following ones, required for contracted braille / UEB:
⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠈ ⠘
⠄ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠜⠀
⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀
⠀ ⠡ ⠣ ⠩ ⠹ ⠱ ⠀ ⠀ ⠳ ⠪ ⠀ ⠨ ⠸
⠀ ⠂ ⠆ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠶ ⠦ ⠀ ⠴ ⠐ ⠰
I can't honestly recommend it all that highly due to mechanical problems with feeding the vinyl tape reliably. I wouldn't suggest it for anything lengthy, and it's missing too much to do full contracted braille / UEB. But it works okay as a labeler (which is why I got it), and it produces reasonably crisp, hard dots if you squeeze the grip hard while making them. So for your purposes, it might work okay.
N.B. The Reizen RL-350 has the following braille cells (plus space, which is cut-tape if squeezed harder):
⠀ ⠁ ⠃ ⠉ ⠙ ⠑ ⠋ ⠛ ⠓ ⠊ ⠚
⠀ ⠅ ⠇ ⠍ ⠝ ⠕ ⠏ ⠟ ⠗ ⠎ ⠞ ⠌
⠤ ⠥ ⠧ ⠭ ⠽ ⠵ ⠯ ⠿ ⠷ ⠮ ⠾ ⠬ ⠼
⠠ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠫ ⠻ ⠀ ⠀ ⠺
⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠒ ⠲ ⠢ ⠖ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠔
It's missing the following ones, required for contracted braille / UEB:
⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠈ ⠘
⠄ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠜⠀
⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀
⠀ ⠡ ⠣ ⠩ ⠹ ⠱ ⠀ ⠀ ⠳ ⠪ ⠀ ⠨ ⠸
⠀ ⠂ ⠆ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠶ ⠦ ⠀ ⠴ ⠐ ⠰
I can't honestly recommend it all that highly due to mechanical problems with feeding the vinyl tape reliably. I wouldn't suggest it for anything lengthy, and it's missing too much to do full contracted braille / UEB. But it works okay as a labeler (which is why I got it), and it produces reasonably crisp, hard dots if you squeeze the grip hard while making them. So for your purposes, it might work okay.
Das-Lebensfieber 2 points 1y ago
I taught myself by writing simple words using a slate and stylus and then reading it back over and over. then moving on to longer words and sentences. then paragraphs. it takes time and practise.
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