[access-uk] Re: The Benefits of Braille - for Tink
- From: "Tink Watson" <tink@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 8 Jul 2005 22:26:12 +0100
That's a great shame. Braille may not be for me, but that's not a
good enough reason for anyone to be discouraged or refused the opportunity
to learn.
I wonder if it would be possible to learn Braille on the Net. I'm
thinking off the top of my head, so don't expect a foolproof idea here, but
if a Braille display could be rented for a period, would it not be possible
to learn in a distance environment?
Lots of ifs, buts and maybes in there I daresay, but perhaps the way
forward is to use technology to promote Braille.
Tink.
-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Iain Lackie
Sent: 08 July 2005 19:57
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: The Benefits of Braille - for Tink
Tink,
In our local blind society most of the staff do not know Braille and it
certainly isn't a high priority. It is even a struggle to get the society's
newsletter in Braille.
Iain.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tink Watson" <tink@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, July 08, 2005 4:32 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: The Benefits of Braille - for Tink
> I'm curious to know where the supposition that there is no
> opportunity to learn Braille, originates from.
>
> I was given the opportunity to learn Braille from my mobility worker
> at the time, I know that my regional RNIB office is currently teaching
> several adults to learn Braille and that there are home study courses
> available also.
>
> Is this really a matter of opportunity among adults or simply that
> most adults do not wish to tackle the steep learning curve?
>
> There's clearly no doubt that Braille users are strongly supportive
> of it's benefits and with good reason, but the decline can't entirely be
> put
> down to opportunity. I cannot be the only one who has had an opportunity,
> but found no practical reason for using the skill.
> Tink.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of
> James O'Dell
> Sent: 08 July 2005 14:45
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: The Benefits of Braille - for Tink
>
> But the enigma in this case is how to preserve braille at all, if the vast
> majority of blind people are older and don't have the opportunity to learn
> it.
>
> James
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