[access-uk] Re: The Benefits of Braille - for Tink
- From: "Tink Watson" <tink@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 8 Jul 2005 14:05:45 +0100
Ray,
Thanks for your kind words. Adaptable maybe, but perhaps not in this
instance. In some respects, I'd like to be able to read Braille fluently,
but for me at least, the benefits simply aren't there.
In terms of access technology, and technology in general, I have
been working on the Internet for over a decade now, so that is something of
a head start. It seemed logical to combine my interest in technology general
with technology assistive and see if something couldn't be done to work with
the two. Luckily for me it's worked out that way.
Tink.
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Ray's Home
Sent: 08 July 2005 13:49
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: The Benefits of Braille - for Tink
Well Tink, I must say that's rich coming from you, (smile). If ever there
was someone who was eminently adaptable it must be yourself. Given that you
lost your sight a few years ago, it is remarkable how you have taken to
access technology. Guess it helps in your case that you were very IT
literate in the first place, but that hardly detracts from your achievement.
I'd say that those who know Braille are far closer to the quickness and
simplicity of using pen and paper, which I still do from time to time.
Ray
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----- Original Message -----
From: "James O'Dell" <jamesodell@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, July 08, 2005 12:22 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: The Benefits of Braille - for Tink
> Hi Tink
>
> I Think one of the greatest concerns of those of us who want to preserve
> braille is that there is a medium in which young children can become truly
> literate. It is far too easy for education authorities and the rest to
say
> that braille doesn't matter, that you can do it all with technology, but
I'm
> really not sure whether many totally blind people would be able to learn
to
> read and spell with technology that doesn't involve braille. How are you
> supposed to understand what a word is?
>
> I was very lucky and had full-time braillist support at both primary and
> secondary school, and I think it was and is invaluable. Perhaps as the
> price of refreshable braille comes down (have there been any product
> launches from Tactile Dynamics yet?) more people will have the opportunity
> to see how both braille and technology can have a good future.
>
> James
>
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