I prefer braille over some material things. For example: if I want
to read something on the computer screen instead of using speech I
connect my braille display to the computer or I braille it using a
braille embosser. I know that braille displays and braille embossers can
be really expensive, which is why some people prefer to read information
using screen reading software. I have a index basic-d v4 embosser, and
when I would send a document to the embosser, it sounded like a mixer,
that you would use to mix food with.
Kenny Peyatt
On 6/20/2015 8:08 AM, Thomas Ward wrote:
Hi Charles,
Interesting you brought the subject up of preference for braille over
electronic formats because it is one I think directly needs addressed.
Main reason I feel it needs to be addressed is we have something of a
generational gap here in this country and perhaps around the world.
There are undoubtedly older blind people who grew up on braille, were
taught to use it for anything and everything, and have a personal
preference for braille materials when and where possible. Now, we have
many younger blind people, particularly millennials, who favor
technology over braille. Some will outright state braille is no longer
relevant, and have abysmal to little braille literacy because they
spend their day using their iPhone, iPad, PC or some other gadget
which has replaced the use of braille in his or her life.
In short, if someone were to go move forward with this informational
campaign it might be better to offer more than one method of
distribution or format. I can clearly see there are valid arguments
for braille and also just as equally valid arguments for something
else electronic. Not to mention we haven't even talked about large
print which is necessary for those with low vision problems who don't
read braille but do need large print etc.
Cheers!
On 6/19/15, Charles Rivard <[email protected]> wrote:
I would like to see such advertisements made available to blind people in
formats other than electronic for a change. Although they may be few, there
are people who prefer to do their own reading. There also may be people who
don't use a computer, but would if something gets their interest. What made
the computer gain popularity with businesses was a killer application--the
Spreadsheet. Once their value was realized, we've never looked back.
Gaming could be the killer application for the blind, and you've got to find
out about the gaming field from somewhere. Maybe through a friend or
something, but nothing beats reading about it unaided in any way, browsing a
catalog or advertisement pamphlet at your own pace and leisure. Braille is
the way to go. No machine is necessary. Read it yourself, just like anyone
else at conventions does.
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