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I memorized the braille alphabet but I'm really struggling with actually feeling the bumps (self.Blind)
submitted by ParakeetYeeet
I end up having to stay on some letters and move my hands around a ton just to read one letter. Are there any tips you can offer?
SoapyRiley 4 points 11m ago
Use a very light touch rather than scrubbing your finger over the dots. You don’t want to press the dots into your skin because that numbs the sensation too much.
ParakeetYeeet [OP] 2 points 11m ago
Oh okay gotcha
retrolental_morose 3 points 11m ago
I learned as a 3 year old and have had the opposite problem, helping my sighted daughter learn to handwrite was a nightmare!
The very tip of your finger should be enough to identify the cell; proficient and speedy braillists almost all read with a smooth, gliding motion across the line.
Perhaps make yourself some flash cards?
It may also help to group the signs: b and c are rotatable, as are e and i, d f h and j, etc.
Also, the more you write each letter, the more you'll begin to intuitively recognise its shape under your finger. DO you have a smartphone or a tablet you can practice on? Or a computer that can run some Braille production software?
The very tip of your finger should be enough to identify the cell; proficient and speedy braillists almost all read with a smooth, gliding motion across the line.
Perhaps make yourself some flash cards?
It may also help to group the signs: b and c are rotatable, as are e and i, d f h and j, etc.
Also, the more you write each letter, the more you'll begin to intuitively recognise its shape under your finger. DO you have a smartphone or a tablet you can practice on? Or a computer that can run some Braille production software?
ParakeetYeeet [OP] 1 points 11m ago
I have a smartphone but no way to make braille other than with my slate and stylus. I almost feel like the letters are too close together. When I skip a slot between letters I can read almost all the letters with ease. Good luck with teaching your daughter, writing backwards certainly has been interesting haha
DHamlinMusic 2 points 11m ago
Both Android and iOS have braille keyboards built in, it's what I’m typing this with.
ParakeetYeeet [OP] 1 points 11m ago
That's cool! I know all the letters but I can't feel them well. Just made braille flashcards.
DHamlinMusic 1 points 11m ago
Writing with the braille screen input helps a lot with feeling them for some reason.
BaBaBroke 1 points 11m ago
I noticed after I washed my hands with the hand soap lava I had a little more sensation, I guess because the pumice takes off a layer of old calloused skin.
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