[access-uk] Re: Question regarding our sense of touch :

  • From: "Shea Anker" <svanker@xxxxxxx>
  • To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 14 May 2009 20:52:45 -0700

I have worked with and known quite a few people who have learned Braille later in life. As long as you stick with it and practice, I'm sure you'll do fine. Good luck.


Shea
----- Original Message ----- From: "Pauline Lawler" <paulinelawler14@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2009 3:31 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Question regarding our sense of touch :


thanks for that. I'm starting to learn Braille in the next few weeks and meny people have said I am too old it will be interesting to see how long it takes me to master the alaphet.

Pauline
----- Original Message ----- From: "Shea Anker" <svanker@xxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, May 13, 2009 3:08 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Question regarding our sense of touch :


Hmm. I think if a an adult who loses their vision is determined and stubborn enough, they can learn how to use their sense of touch to the best of their advantage. However, I think it probably takes much more of an effort than it does for a congenitally blind person who learns Braille as a child. But I have heard of adults learning to read Braille very well, but not very many because as I said, it takes a lot of practice and determination.

Shea
----- Original Message ----- From: Angel238
 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
 Sent: Wednesday, May 13, 2009 3:17 AM
 Subject: [access-uk] Question regarding our sense of touch :


I won't read your replies for some time. But, I wanted to ask you astute people this question. Two messages caught my attention as I was reading my e-mail . One message concerned the delicacy or lack of such in Braille watches, the other message gave an opinion regarding the much maligned movie "Blindness". These messages caused me to think back to an observation I made recently. Recently I purchased a tactile watch which vibrates to tell time. It also has a vibrating alarm. It can be noted here there are other vibrating watches. Those are mainly meant to serve deaf consumers and lack accessibility. The watch I purchased can be set either using the hands or the vibrations. if one sets the hands, however, one needs to have sight to do this. One must use the vibrations to set the watch whether he wants to synchronize it's hands or just to set the tactile vibrations. I asked both my sister and my daughter to assist me with the setting of the hands of the watch. They are both sighted. They were unable to accomplish this task because their touch was so heavy it distracted them from being able to discern the vibrations. Thereby causing them not to be able to set the watch properly. My question is this: Excluding those with diabetes, and as sighted people don't use their sense of touch as often as I would like them to, or as often as do we congenitally blind: Do you think when a person looses one's sight and is forced to use their sense of touch, he is unable to proficiently use it? Do you think this contributes to many unsuccessful Braille readers among the adult population? should blind adults be trained to use this neglected sense to it's best advantage. Providing they have no other impediment to its use? Or is this being done already? it is well known that the Republican party never blows an opportunity to blow an opportunity.


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