[access-uk] Re: Does the digital age spell the end of Braille? - News - Gadgets and Tech - The Independent
- From: Iain Lackie <ilackie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Thu, 22 May 2014 18:25:32 +0100
This is one of the problems with Braille: there is no real logic to braille
contractions. There is an argument for doing away with grade 2 braille. I
should say that it is not an argument with which I necessarily agree.
Iain
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On 22 May 2014, at 05:52 pm, "Eleanor Martha Burke"
<eleanormarthaburke@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
If the letter K is standing out on its own it does.
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Karl Proud
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Eleanor,
You are correct of course, my position wasn't that braille isn't good at
working for some people, just that it requires a learning curve that can be
a waste of time if it doesn't provide a personal ambition. So, does a K
letter in braille always stand for the word knowledge? You learn something
new every day.
Karl
On 22 May 2014, at 04:44 pm, "Eleanor Martha Burke"
<eleanormarthaburke@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Karl, if I had to write the word knowledge on a Braille machine/keyboard I
would write the letter k. If I had to do same on a qwerty keyboard I would
have to write knowledge. I think a single character in my example is much
faster.
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George,
All great points of course, but they don't take into account the opportunity
cost of learning braille to a high standard. You mention that using grade 2
braille is quicker than using a qwerty keyboard for writing notes, but not
if a keyboard is already something you have experienced - would you argue
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