At the school for the blind which I attended from age 6 to 18, we used to have braille reading contests. Who could read a page with the most gloves on? how many pieces of typing paper could be laid over a braille page before it was unintelligible? etc. etc.
We also had braille writing contests, like how many pages of braille paper could you emboss with a slate and stylus.
It got pretty boring at the school for the blind as you can tell. Bob"We know the future will outlast all of us, but I believe that all of us will live on in the future we make,"
Senator Edward M. Kennedy----- Original Message ----- From: "Donna Goodin" <goodindo@xxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, August 29, 2009 2:18 PM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: braille
Actually, yes. We bought this really old house once. When we moved in, the windows were horrible. In some places there were gaps between the windows and the wallthat were big enough for me to put my hand down into. We live in Michigan,so as you can imagine, this ,made for a bitterly cold first winter. I wasworking on my Ph.D. at the time, so had no choice but to just keep reading. There was one day I was so cold, that I decided to see if I could read withgloves on. Didn't work so well! *grin* Donna-----Original Message----- From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bksvol-discuss- bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bob Sent: Saturday, August 29, 2009 3:11 PM To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: braille I used to hate to read Braille in the winter time. Ever tried to read with gloves on? Bob "We know the future will outlast all of us, but I believe that all of us will live on in the future we make," Senator Edward M. Kennedy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donna Goodin" <goodindo@xxxxxxx> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, August 29, 2009 2:01 PM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: braille >I also really like reading in braille when my husband and I are sitting > around both reading, usually either at night or in the morning over > coffee. > Braille makes it possible for us to interact, share things that we are > reading and so on. This would be a very different experience if I were > sitting there with a pair of headphones on! *grin* > Donna > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bksvol-discuss- >> bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Amber Wallenstein >> Sent: Saturday, August 29, 2009 10:27 AM >> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: braille >> >> I can't tell you what a blessing Braille is for places like airplanes, >> moving busses, trains, etc where reading in audio is very difficult for >> me. >> Yay Braille. >> Amber >> Book blog: >> http://community.livejournal.com/book_cuddler/ >> I have accepted a seat in the House of Representatives, and thereby >> have >> consented to my own ruin, to your ruin, and to the ruin of our >> children. I >> give >> you this warning that you may prepare your mind for your fate. >> John Adams >> E-Mail: amber.wallens@xxxxxxxxx >> >> To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to >> bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a >> list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the >> subject line. >> >> >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> Version: 8.5.409 / Virus Database: 270.13.71/2333 - Release Date: >> 08/29/09 06:39:00 > > To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to > bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list > of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line. > > To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line. No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.409 / Virus Database: 270.13.71/2333 - Release Date: 08/29/09 06:39:00To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxput the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.
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