I always believed that the reason why older people who lost their sight
didn't learn braille was that they feel that their fingers are not
sensitive
enough. Also it takes patience to learn, something you readily have as
children. I guess that those who become blind later on feel very scared
by
it. Also they haven't had time to adjust to using their other senses. I
truly believe that this world is so much reliant on the visuals, but a lot
of people don't reall think of their other senses. So they're amazed at
just what they can do. People like me have had no choice, and it's always
been second nature.
----- Original Message -----
From: Iain Lackie <ilackie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, July 08, 2005 7:43 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: The Benefits of Braille - for Tink
I have just received a publication from RNIB (it took a great effort to
get
it in Braille) Called Sight Problems: Changing The Way We Think About
Blindness. In this booklet it says:
'there are systems of reading by touch such as Braille. There are
20,000-25,000 people who use Braille regularly, and many more make use of
Braille labelling on signs, in lifts and on packaging. However, it is
unusual for people losing their sight in later life to learn the system.'
This sounds to me almost like damning with faint praise. I am sure that
more
people would give Braille a go if they had the opportunity and if the
benefits were emphasised rather more than the difficulties. I am not
really
sure at whom this publication is aimed but what it has to say about
Braille
doesn't encourage anyone who has lost their sight in later life to
attempt
to take it up.
Iain.
----- Original Message -----
From: "James O'Dell" <jamesodell@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, July 08, 2005 2:45 PM
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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