Hi Tom.
All that is true, indeed I remember in secondary school having regular
arguements with the school librarian (rather like Madam pince in Harry
potter), who stated that a person could only have 3 books out at a
time, ---- irrispective that the three books I wanted out were three volumes
of the hobbit, which I wanted to take on holiday with me.
I also always found myself braille reading speed really suffered as compared
to reading in speech or by a recording, especially with complex and detailed
material, ---- heck this was why when I got to university and started
studdying philosophy, I never! got any texts brailled and always worked
through either a small portable scanner, or a digital recorder and paid
reading assistant, ---- indeed during my phd research that became highly
necessary.
One thing I will say however, is that while reading speed and ability to get
basic informational content from braille is much less than speech or audio,
for atmosphere and individual comprehention I have always preferd braille
over speech. This is why I don't particularly like reading Ebooks and the
like with a synth voice if I have a choice, --- -but would be happy doing so
in braille.
The problem is that with the technology for braille reproduction being the
price it is, it's just not practical. If I won the lottery or robbed a bank
I might buy a braille display, similarly if I could get one for say 100 or
even 200 usd I might, but as it is it's just too much of a luxury, indeed I
find myself these days far less aversed to reading in synth voices than i
used to be just through necessity of having to do it due to lack of said
display.
This is again why I'd love to see improvement in braille reproduction, but
equally why I'm fairly convinced braille will drop off the map if this
doesn't happen.
Beware the Grue!
dark.
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