[access-uk] Re: Does the digital age spell the end of Braille? - News - Gadgets and Tech - The Independent
- From: Shaun O'Connor <capricorn8159@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 21 May 2014 16:32:19 +0100
perhaps the "Dismissing braille" was a bit of a harsh statement. but the
thrust of my comment is that Journalists( particularly newpaper
reporters) are in a quandary regarding the continued valitity of teeline
shorthabnd as a note taking medium in their work, for the very same
reasons as beaille is being challenged,,, over reliance on techynology.
in both cases, a specialized means of writing/reading have a very valid
use.. a deaf/blind person require tactile communication, braille is an
ideal medium and the current technology is either not up to par with
traditional methods of disseminating braille material or is so
prohibitively expensive as to be completely out of the reach of the
majority.
in the case of journalists, many places do not allow for the use of a
recorder or the recorder can become multifunctional. therefore in their
case shorthand is a good skill, relatively easy to learn and is capable
of a high degree of accuracy.
On 21/05/2014 15:44, Iain Lackie 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
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On 21 May 2014, at 03:27 pm, Shaun O'Connor <capricorn8159@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Oh just imagine a journalist going to a really hot interview, bereft of
> the knowledge of teeline only to discover his/her recording equipment
> failed during the interview...they, of all people should understand the
> situation well for without that knowledge. a reporter can lose a good
> story. so for a journalist to be so dismissive of braile is very short
> sighted thinking indeed.
>> On 21/05/2014 15:15, Jackie Brown wrote:
>> It just gets my goat that people make assumptions about those of us who use
>> Braille, then turn it into really crap journalism in the process with these
>> empty articles.
>>
>>
>> Kind regards,
>>
>> Jackie Brown
>> Twitter: @thebrownsplace
>> Skype: Thejackmate
>>
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>> News - Gadgets and Tech - The Independent
>>
>> Hello all,
>>
>> See my comments on the Deaf community's defence of and insistence on
>> promotion of British Sign Language, in contrast to the constant devaluation
>> of Braille. I suspect that it's more about going for the cheapest option
>> than about making it easier for sighted people. We must not let sighted
>> people perpetuate the myth that Braille is past its use by date.
>>
>> I read a book of Q I facts recently (on Kindle I'm afraid). One of the facts
>> was:
>> Less than 2% of blind people read Braille. Taken out of context, that will
>> lead penny-pinchers to say: well it's hardly worth the paper it's written on
>> then. The statistic says nothing about the importance of Braille to those
>> for whom it is the main source of written communication. Should the slogan
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