[optacon-l] Re: [optacon-l]re: raised-line alphabet
- From: "Jo Luland" <joluland@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 13 May 2010 20:17:14 -0400
Hi, Thanks for the comments. Back in the 80's I became certified to teach
the Optacon. I went to Palo Alto and was provided with the necessary
equipment to do the job. Among the items given me was a set of raised
letters and raised numbers and punctuation marks. I have been blind since I
was 4-years-old and therefore had no knowledge of lower case letters. I was
taught upper case, but not on paper. I agree that learning the alphabet on
paper is definitely closer to knowing what to expect when using the Optacon.
Somewhere down the line, I loaned my set of raised letters, numbers and
punctuation to a co-worker and have lost contact with that individual. I
really appreciate all the responses I've received to my question and as I
said in a prior message, I'm going to try all the suggestions until I can
come up with something that I feel is suitable.
Regards,
Jo
----- Original Message -----
From: <dacoleman@xxxxxxx>
To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2010 7:11 PM
Subject: [optacon-l] [optacon-l]re: raised-line alphabet
> Hi, all,
>
> Thought I might as well put in my totally-and-congenitally-blind two cents
> on this subject. It does seem to me that a raised-line alphabet on paper
> or some other suitable material is going to feel more like what the
> optacon will give you than wooden or plastic letters will. I learned
> print letters from a raised-line alphabet--in the lesson book, I think--so
> perhaps I'm just prejudiced. It is true that I had some of the capital
> letters in wood when I was about three years old, and their images will
> never fade from my mind, or so it seems to me 70 years later <smile>!when
> I took up the optacon
>
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