I doubt that would ever be possible. We definitely need Unified English
Braille to make that possible, better to stick to buying FingerPrint from
RNIB, which you can use to teach yourself.
Cheers Dave
That's a great shame. Braille may not be for me, but that's not a good enough reason for anyone to be discouraged or refused the opportunity to learn.
I wonder if it would be possible to learn Braille on the Net. I'm
thinking off the top of my head, so don't expect a foolproof idea here, but
if a Braille display could be rented for a period, would it not be possible
to learn in a distance environment?
Lots of ifs, buts and maybes in there I daresay, but perhaps the way forward is to use technology to promote Braille.
Tink.
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Iain Lackie
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Tink,
In our local blind society most of the staff do not know Braille and it
certainly isn't a high priority. It is even a struggle to get the society's
newsletter in Braille.
Iain. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tink Watson" <tink@xxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, July 08, 2005 4:32 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: The Benefits of Braille - for Tink
I'm curious to know where the supposition that there is no opportunity to learn Braille, originates from.
I was given the opportunity to learn Braille from my mobility worker at the time, I know that my regional RNIB office is currently teaching several adults to learn Braille and that there are home study courses available also.
Is this really a matter of opportunity among adults or simply that most adults do not wish to tackle the steep learning curve?
There's clearly no doubt that Braille users are strongly supportive of it's benefits and with good reason, but the decline can't entirely be put down to opportunity. I cannot be the only one who has had an opportunity, but found no practical reason for using the skill. Tink. -----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of James O'Dell Sent: 08 July 2005 14:45 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: The Benefits of Braille - for Tink
But the enigma in this case is how to preserve braille at all, if the vast
majority of blind people are older and don't have the opportunity to learn
it.
James
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