[access-uk] Re: Does the digital age spell the end of Braille? - News - Gadgets and Tech - The Independent
- From: "Adrien Collins" <adriencollins22160@xxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Mon, 26 May 2014 17:09:11 +0200
Hi Jacky
I am not a heavy braille user but still use it if only for
reading labels but you never forget it. I have been blind
since I was 6 and started learning braille at 7. About 15
years ago I got so fed-up with asking people to write my
notes and Christmas cards, I still wrote as I did when I was
6, I contacted adult basic learning who taught me how to
write in print properly, I don't use it much but it is
better than being dependent on other people all the time.
Regards
Adrien
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[mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jackie Brown
Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2014 6:02 PM
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Does the digital age spell the end
of Braille? - News - Gadgets and Tech - The Independent
Hi Clive
Yes, same goes for me. And I do believe children born blind
should still be
strongly encouraged to read and write good Braille wherever
this is
possible.
Kind regards,
Jackie Brown
Twitter: @thebrownsplace
Skype: Thejackmate
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Sent: 21 May 2014 16:28
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Subject: [access-uk] Re: Does the digital age spell the end
of Braille? -
News - Gadgets and Tech - The Independent
Hello,
I read less and listen more. This is partly because there is
much more
literature accessible to us now that listening to audio
books has become a
sighted thing. However, one reason I don't have a personal
problem with this
change in my reading habits is that I already know how to
communicate in
writing...I hope! However, I'd hate to have been born blind
and never had
the chance to read and write independently.
Best,
Clive
Clive Lever
Diversity and Equality Officer
Kent County Council
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[mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Gordon Keen
Sent: 21 May 2014 16:21
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Subject: [access-uk] Re: Does the digital age spell the end
of Braille? -
News - Gadgets and Tech - The Independent
Hi
Yes that was my take on the article as well, however I
decided to post the
article as I felt that some might want to visit the
exhibition with a view
to expressing their opinion once they had actually attended.
Regards
G
From Bridgerule in glorious Devon, England.
.
On 21 May 2014, at 15:44, Iain Lackie
<ilackie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> I wasn't aware that the journalist was dismissing braille.
If anything,
the professor was concerned that blind people were being
denied access to
braille due to the rise of the use of other digital sources
of information.
I think it unfair to blame the journalist for expressing the
fears of
someone else. If braille is not taught, of course it will
die out. I have to
say that even as a braille user, I read much less braille
than I used to. I
don't read any less, however.
>
> Iain
>
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