[access-uk] Re: Does the digital age spell the end of Braille? - News - Gadgets and Tech - The Independent
- From: "Norman Waddington" <normanwaddington504@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 22 May 2014 14:07:08 +0100
Jackie,
One of the problems is the fact that if something is not used it is not used
Braille Shorthand being a good example. I can read it and write it and I am
prepared to teach it. People tell me there is no demand these days for
Braille shorthand. Once I have gone the skill will be lost if it is not
passed on to others to keep it going point made?
Another point is the fact that authorities decide when Braille should be
introduced to kids at school. Surely the sooner the better. If we get
power cuts what will they do then? No analog skills are being taught as far
as I can see to a greater or lesser extent!
Norman.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of Jackie Brown
> Sent: 21 May 2014 16:59
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Does the digital age spell the end of Braille? -
> News - Gadgets and Tech - The Independent
>
> I just get really irritated over the misconceptions Braille and blindness
> cause. I've read bits and pieces in the past with people forecasting the
> imminent demise of Braille. Obviously demand will fade away if people
> stop
> using it, but I think we are a long way from that, digital age or not.
>
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Jackie Brown
> Twitter: @thebrownsplace
> Skype: Thejackmate
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of
> Gordon Keen
> Sent: 21 May 2014 16:21
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 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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