Hi Samuel: You bring up an interesting and potentially hot topic here. As a person who grew up relying heavily on braille, and also teaching it, I'd have to say a display would never be a bad investment; if you want to read more. Hardcopy braille is getting harder to come by, in spite of it's benefits to so many readers. A lot of people do extremely well relying strictly on audio input. Their language and spelling are impeccable. For me, it's almost a sense of literacy I get from reading on my own, without a synthetic voice affecting how I visualize characters, or how I think something should be spelled. It's what works for me, but not for everyone. If you like reading for yourself rather than other voicing, I'd have to say go for a braille display that will afford you the opportunity to experience the latest books along with everyone else and in a format you prefer. . I've read through 9 large volumes that made up the book "Gone With The Wind," and I've also had it read to me. Different experience entirely.:) Just my personal take.
Carolyn Haas [email protected] On Oct 18, 2010, at 1:13 PM, Samuel wrote: > I have a degenerative eye condition, so I'm really feeling the need to > improve my braille skills, but I've reached a catch 22. I have a hunch > that getting a braille display will improve my reading by opening up > much much more content to read, but on the other hand, my reading > speed is so slow, that it's hard to justify paying 3-4 thousand > dollars for a braille display. > > I'm also left handed, which i think contributes to a poor reading > speed. > > Any suggestions, do I shell out that much money and risk not using the > display, or do i continue to read the 2 or 3 books I have in the hopes > of improvement? > > Thanks > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
