I primarily use one hand for most of what I do, so in the case of Braille, I use the left hand, and specifically my index finger for reading. I was fortunately to have a rather rare device, a Perkins one-handed brailer. It's kinda cool because the 1-2-3 keys stay locked in a down position until you press space, or 4-5-6 keys pop the others up. Others can explain it a lot better than I can.
On 11/10/2019 8:37 PM, Pamela Dominguez via Talk wrote: > I can remember being asked "which is your braille finger?" when somebody > wanted to show me something. I asked them what is a braille finger? I > read with all my fingers. If I had to have a preference, it would be > the middle three on both hands. Pam. > > -----Original Message----- From: Natalie via Talk > Sent: Sunday, November 10, 2019 7:09 PM > To: David via Talk > Cc: Natalie > Subject: Re: Braille Users, a bit off-topic > > I've never heard that you use all 8 fingers to read braille. They just > have to come along as you read. I find that my left index finger is my > main reading finger although I'm trying to train my right one, too. It > reads but very slowly and usually takes care of the ends of lines. My > left middle finger will work in an emergency. With the Optacon it's the > left index and possibly the middle would do, again in an emergency. > > > Natalie > > On 11/10/2019 6:55 PM, David via Talk wrote: >> I know this is a bit off-topic, yet been wondering and wanted to hear >> people's opinion on the matter. it seems this somehow have been >> discussed before, still, what do you think. >> >> As any Braille user will know, we are supposed to use 8 fingers for >> reading fast and effeciently. That is, the fingers on both hands, except >> our thumbs. True enough, thumbs ar on the page, but I am not aware if >> anyone would claim that they really read with their thumbs. When >> discussing Braille reading back in time, my impression is that though we >> use 8 fingers on the page, seemingly particularly ONE finger stands out >> to be the number-one for reading. That finger is the one the user will >> prefer, should he ever need to read something with only one finger. And >> you often do want to do one-finger-reading. Whenever you are to find a >> volume in your bookshelf, or you are to read the Braille tag telling the >> color of your cloghing, or any other narrow and tight places. Try >> searching for the page number in a book, using 8 fingers. Smile. >> >> My big wondering here, could be three-fold - at least. First of all, is >> this the case, that you have one "main finger" for reading Braille? >> Secondly, if so, say you are a right-handed person, is your prefered >> finger then on your left or right hand; and consequently same question >> for left-handed people. Number three, which finger is your prefered one? >> Will it be your Index-finger, Middle-finger or does your preference sit >> with any of the others? Even, we could be tempted to ask if people find >> the same finger being their main "seeing" finger, whenever you are to >> explore your way on any surface, or perform daily tasks around the >> house, office or workshop. >> >> Those who happen to be users of the no-longer manufactured reading >> equipment named Optacon, would be using mainly one finger, due to the >> very shape of the Optacon itself. And though it might be nice to know >> alternative on that equipment, my question widens out for Braille users >> in general, due to that being a more representative group. >> >> For one, I find that I have one finger, that is of special good service. >> Whether it comes to Braille, or simply just "seeing" what I am doing >> when working, that one finger is my top preference. Should I - for any >> reasons - find that the finger is out of business for a day or two, >> braille reading as well as many daily living tasks, become somehow more >> challenging. And I could think of people suffering from Diabetes - who >> have to punch their finger tips seveeral times a day - probably they >> prefer to leave their prefered-finger untouched by any puncher. >> >> Not to disturb you all in making up your own mind, for now I will leave >> it untold which finger I personal find most useful. If anyone feels like >> sharing their experience, or know of any study that has been dealing >> with the matter, it would be nice to hear your feedback. Otherwise, >> maybe this message might just have made you aware of something of lesser >> interest, yet quite puzzling. >> >> Sorry, to those who find it too much off-topic. >> _______________________________________________ >> Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the >> author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. >> >> For membership options, visit >> http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/nataliej%40kingcon.com. >> >> >> For subscription options, visit >> http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com >> List archives can be found at >> http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com >> > _______________________________________________ > Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the > author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. > > For membership options, visit > http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/pammygirl99%40gmail.com. > > > For subscription options, visit > http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com > List archives can be found at > http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com > _______________________________________________ > Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the > author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. > > For membership options, visit > http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/nicksarames%40msn.com. > > > For subscription options, visit > http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com > List archives can be found at > http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com > . > _______________________________________________ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. 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