Re: Braille: do you guys still use it in this digitalized world?

Re: Braille: do you guys still use it in this digitalized world? I use it on a day-to-day basis. Do I like it? No. Really, if I had an option, math would be the only thing I would do in braille. Everything else would be done on my laptop.  However, due to the, stringent, requirements

Re: Braille: do you guys still use it in this digitalized world?

Re: Braille: do you guys still use it in this digitalized world? I love braille. I really don't read it often, but when I do I like it.I got an embosser for school, mainly because I find reading my programming and math easier on paper. Half the time I use the thing though, its to print out

Re: Braille: do you guys still use it in this digitalized world?

Re: Braille: do you guys still use it in this digitalized world? When Dawnshard came out, i told myself I'd read it in braille. And I got maybe five pages in, using the Books app on my iPhone with my Focus 14. But braille eventually gets tiring, and I read slow, although using both hands

Re: Braille: do you guys still use it in this digitalized world?

Re: Braille: do you guys still use it in this digitalized world? Actually, we were given homework of writing a page from a chapter of any of our subject books in braille.their were a lot of boys who actually managed to read and write at the same time, including myself. Though my speed

Re: Braille: do you guys still use it in this digitalized world?

Re: Braille: do you guys still use it in this digitalized world? @49, wow. Your experience is very incredible! How do you manage to write and read braille at the same time? I couldn't imagine it, because back then I read with two hands, although my left hand is there only for finding

Re: Braille: do you guys still use it in this digitalized world?

Re: Braille: do you guys still use it in this digitalized world? I don't really use Braille anymore. I will take out my Braille displays from time to time to read a book, an article, or even help a little with my coding. But over all, I just use speech. I won't dismiss how important

Re: Braille: do you guys still use it in this digitalized world?

Re: Braille: do you guys still use it in this digitalized world? Lately, I started to use braille again because I found that my spelling is really bad.You see, when people only use speech they are not going through every word with their aro keys. This is because it takes too long

Re: Braille: do you guys still use it in this digitalized world?

Re: Braille: do you guys still use it in this digitalized world? I'm kind of an odd one I suppose. Tl,dr: I believe every blind child should be fluent in braille literacy. That said, I believe it is important for blind youth, especially when nearing adulthood, to develop their own

Re: Braille: do you guys still use it in this digitalized world?

Re: Braille: do you guys still use it in this digitalized world? I'm kind of an odd one I suppose. Tl,dr: I believe every blind child should be fluent in braille literacy. That said, I believe it is important for blind youth, especially when nearing adulthood, to develop their own

Re: Braille: do you guys still use it in this digitalized world?

Re: Braille: do you guys still use it in this digitalized world? @47, wow! You took a linguistics degree? I am taking an english majour, and I studied a bit of linguistics too. I am still have no idea about how I can study phonetics and stuff like that with braille. May I ask you privately

Re: Braille: do you guys still use it in this digitalized world?

Re: Braille: do you guys still use it in this digitalized world? I use Braille a lot when I am working. I always had my lesson plans in Braille so I could read them, instead of trying to listen to my computer and my students at the same time. Even when the Braille display the people gave

Re: Braille: do you guys still use it in this digitalized world?

Re: Braille: do you guys still use it in this digitalized world? @42, how about set your symbol level to all, since it'll read all of the symbols while you navigate? For me it's a bit troublesome, but I guess I can use to it after some time. My friend has it set to all symbols all the time

Re: Braille: do you guys still use it in this digitalized world?

Re: Braille: do you guys still use it in this digitalized world? I learned to read braille with both hands. So, is there a way to teach myself to read with one hand? Also, when you use your braille display with your phone, does it eat your phone battery? URL: https://forum.audiogames.net

Re: Braille: do you guys still use it in this digitalized world?

Re: Braille: do you guys still use it in this digitalized world? yeah I do, When i want to read a long text, or lesson. I can understand with braille so much better.but I didn't write with braille since march, that's when our online lessons begun. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post

Re: Braille: do you guys still use it in this digitalized world?

Re: Braille: do you guys still use it in this digitalized world? Braille displays are very, very expensive, at least over here, and I have been wondering how so many people on here seem to have them. Are they affordable in your countries? Or do you get them through some organisation

Re: Braille: do you guys still use it in this digitalized world?

Re: Braille: do you guys still use it in this digitalized world? It would be more irksome than scanning over braille with one finger, as you have to painstakingly comb over every letter with the left or right arrow keys, while scanning over a group of letters in Braille could take

Re: Braille: do you guys still use it in this digitalized world?

Re: Braille: do you guys still use it in this digitalized world? @39, does spell every letter with screen reader feel more troublesome for you when looking at a code? I don't have any experience at coding so I want to know URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/587997/#p587997

Re: Braille: do you guys still use it in this digitalized world?

Re: Braille: do you guys still use it in this digitalized world? I still use Braille when writing out cards, either for people who have an interest in Braille, or for a blind friend of mine. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/587936/#p587936 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list

Re: Braille: do you guys still use it in this digitalized world?

Re: Braille: do you guys still use it in this digitalized world? I haven't read braille on paper in about 8 to 9 years now. Starting from grade 7 in school, we got our own laptop and braille display that we used till we were finished with school. I use a braille display here

Re: Braille: do you guys still use it in this digitalized world?

Re: Braille: do you guys still use it in this digitalized world? I use a Focus Blue 40 and a Brailleant Bi 14, and I also use braille screen input on my iPhone. I've never thought about how flexible my hands were. If I had the chance to learn to sign, I would have a little trouble

Re: Braille: do you guys still use it in this digitalized world?

Re: Braille: do you guys still use it in this digitalized world? @Redvelvitchoclete,What Braille Display do you have? Also, how flexible are your hands? With this information, we may be able to help you more efficiently. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/587746/#p587746

Re: Braille: do you guys still use it in this digitalized world?

Re: Braille: do you guys still use it in this digitalized world? Ok, let me start by sayingI'm a little odd. Wen I was  in elementry school, I hated to read I was assigned a book about  Helen Keller in braille. You would have thought I would have loved reading about Helen Keller, but I

Re: Braille: do you guys still use it in this digitalized world?

Re: Braille: do you guys still use it in this digitalized world? Sorry for double posting, but I am curious about something. On highschool, I read braille music partiture, and it makes me think. Is there a way for us to read music partiture with screen reader through a software

Re: Braille: do you guys still use it in this digitalized world?

Re: Braille: do you guys still use it in this digitalized world? @33, it turns out that it isn't only Indonesia that has different curiculum for blind schools, at least I am not alone URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/587728/#p587728 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list

Re: Braille: do you guys still use it in this digitalized world?

Re: Braille: do you guys still use it in this digitalized world? The curriculum is definitely different here in the blind schools, and I dare say that they are very much behind the sighted schools when it comes to math and science.As for braille for math? I'll see when I get

Re: Braille: do you guys still use it in this digitalized world?

Re: Braille: do you guys still use it in this digitalized world? @30, Only 220? That's way faster than I am URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/587530/#p587530 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi

Re: Braille: do you guys still use it in this digitalized world?

Re: Braille: do you guys still use it in this digitalized world? Wow, I didn't think the post will be lively. thank you everyone for your response, it helped me give much broader perspective about braille. I think most people here agree about math are much easier with braille, yes? Now I

Re: Braille: do you guys still use it in this digitalized world?

Re: Braille: do you guys still use it in this digitalized world? Wow, I didn't think the post will be lively. thank you everyone for your response, it helped me give much broader perspective about braille. I think most people here agree about math are much easier with braille, yes? Now I

Re: Braille: do you guys still use it in this digitalized world?

Re: Braille: do you guys still use it in this digitalized world? Oh god, the thought of trying to code with Braille, at least if you're me, I don't like it. I don't *hate* Braille, but I'm much faster with speech,. My Braille reading speed is only like 220 words per minute, and I haven't

Re: Braille: do you guys still use it in this digitalized world?

Re: Braille: do you guys still use it in this digitalized world? I too use braille... quite a lot actually. At work I use my braille note touch plus as an always-on notepad and for meeting notes where I don't want to carry a laptop. Braille is far better than speech for doing things like

Re: Braille: do you guys still use it in this digitalized world?

Re: Braille: do you guys still use it in this digitalized world? Yes and no. While I don't use braille for reading; I can if I want to but don't; I do use braille for typing still. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/587344/#p587344 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames

Re: Braille: do you guys still use it in this digitalized world?

Re: Braille: do you guys still use it in this digitalized world? I use braille in braille screen input. I sometimes wish I would have a  braille display but I wouldn't use it enough to worth the price. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/587294/#p587294 -- Audiogames-reflector

Re: Braille: do you guys still use it in this digitalized world?

Re: Braille: do you guys still use it in this digitalized world? I don't have one, and I like speech better, but it depends on the situation, math is mutch eacier with braile, but I guess you could combine speech and braile.I never tryde. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/587292

Re: Braille: do you guys still use it in this digitalized world?

Re: Braille: do you guys still use it in this digitalized world? @Gamulation, do you not have a Braille Display, or do you prefer just to not read Braille at home? Braille can be very useful, not only for pleasure, but it could help you get a job, too. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net

Re: Braille: do you guys still use it in this digitalized world?

Re: Braille: do you guys still use it in this digitalized world? in math classes braile is verry usefull, but home I only use speech URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/587264/#p587264 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https

Re: Braille: do you guys still use it in this digitalized world?

Re: Braille: do you guys still use it in this digitalized world? Yes. I prefer Braille for no reason. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/587160/#p587160 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin

Re: Braille: do you guys still use it in this digitalized world?

Re: Braille: do you guys still use it in this digitalized world? I agree with you totally Nocturnus. Let's follow the bumpy road and see where it leads us next literarily. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/587159/#p587159 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector

Re: Braille: do you guys still use it in this digitalized world?

Re: Braille: do you guys still use it in this digitalized world? Yes, and yes, and more yes.  I prefer reading with braille than reading with a synthetic immitation of a voice; thank you very much. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/587132/#p587132 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing

Re: Braille: do you guys still use it in this digitalized world?

Re: Braille: do you guys still use it in this digitalized world? I do, but I honestly don't like it. I don't hate it, but I like a screen reader much, much more.It can speak faster, catches more spelling errors (Braille actually spoiled me with all the contractions), and I do better

Re: Braille: do you guys still use it in this digitalized world?

Re: Braille: do you guys still use it in this digitalized world? I use Braille every single day. In fact, I am using my BrailleNote Touch+ extending as a Braille Display for my computer to type this message right now. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/587103/#p587103

Re: Braille: do you guys still use it in this digitalized world?

Re: Braille: do you guys still use it in this digitalized world? Yes, sometimes I use it to note down the lyrics of some songs. Because I'm involving with a choir. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/587084/#p587084 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector

Re: Braille: do you guys still use it in this digitalized world?

Re: Braille: do you guys still use it in this digitalized world? yes i do, have to use it still in school over here. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/587070/#p587070 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin

Re: Braille: do you guys still use it in this digitalized world?

Re: Braille: do you guys still use it in this digitalized world? I type with braille on my phone, besides that, not really. To be honest, reading braille just makes my head hurt after a while. It just feels like a chore, I could never seriously enjoy a book that way. This is why I listen

Re: Braille: do you guys still use it in this digitalized world?

Re: Braille: do you guys still use it in this digitalized world? I haven't used braille for the last two years.To be honest though, getting braille books is hard here in this country, if you don't have connections to a blind organization, and they rarely, if ever, update

Re: Braille: do you guys still use it in this digitalized world?

Re: Braille: do you guys still use it in this digitalized world? only for braille keyboard at the moment URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/587053/#p587053 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin

Re: Braille: do you guys still use it in this digitalized world?

Re: Braille: do you guys still use it in this digitalized world? Hi.For a while, I hadn't read braille since May. Ever since I got my Touch + two weeks ago, I've been using braille a lot more and have realized the convenience of it.Up until getting my Touch, the closest I ever got to using

Re: Braille: do you guys still use it in this digitalized world?

Re: Braille: do you guys still use it in this digitalized world? I'm with 6, 7 and 8. I like reading and playing text games in braille because silence is golden after a noisy day, and i can have my imagination take over.Has anyone spent so much time listening to an audiobook narrated

Re: Braille: do you guys still use it in this digitalized world?

Re: Braille: do you guys still use it in this digitalized world? Yes. There's a Braille book right 2beside me at this very moment. I'm typing this using Braille Screen Input.Not as much as I'd like, though. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/587043/#p587043 -- Audiogames

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Re: Braille: do you guys still use it in this digitalized world? I don't read braille any more, it's been a year since i last did it. how ever, i do use braille when typing, with the braille keyboard from talkback. that is about the only time i use braille URL: https

Re: Braille: do you guys still use it in this digitalized world?

Re: Braille: do you guys still use it in this digitalized world? we use them in everywhere because digital books aren't so popular URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/587039/#p587039 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https

Re: Braille: do you guys still use it in this digitalized world?

Re: Braille: do you guys still use it in this digitalized world? Math's basically impossible or very difficult without a braille display. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/587038/#p587038 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https

Re: Braille: do you guys still use it in this digitalized world?

Re: Braille: do you guys still use it in this digitalized world? Ah, Braille. I haven't read or written Braille in quite some time. I'm grateful for having learned it when I was younger though, as it's probably one reason why I can write well.As for why I haven't read or written Braille

Re: Braille: do you guys still use it in this digitalized world?

Re: Braille: do you guys still use it in this digitalized world? I still read physical braille books from time to time. Not as often as I should though. The feeling is, after all, amazing and irreplaceable.But even when reading digital books, I read them on my braille display. I read

Re: Braille: do you guys still use it in this digitalized world?

Re: Braille: do you guys still use it in this digitalized world? I use braille everyday when editing documents on my computer. I read books occationally on my Braille Display, but I don't really like it. I feel like I miss out on page layout when I only can read 40 characters at a time. I

Re: Braille: do you guys still use it in this digitalized world?

Re: Braille: do you guys still use it in this digitalized world? I Don't read it anymore, But I Stil write it from time to time just to make sure My skill isn't rusty. Just in case I need it. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/587023/#p587023 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list

Re: Braille: do you guys still use it in this digitalized world?

Re: Braille: do you guys still use it in this digitalized world? Braille likely still has a place with people who are deaf/blind or hard of hearing. Though I would guess the biggest barriers are still cost and availability. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/587021/#p587021

Re: Braille: do you guys still use it in this digitalized world?

Re: Braille: do you guys still use it in this digitalized world? na. Digital is cheaper. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/587014/#p587014 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo