Hello all, I am 43 now and I lost my sight a month before my 27th birthday. I have found it very hard to learn to read braille efficiently. I did well learning what the dot configurations were but reading is more difficult for me. It is nearly impossible for me to read paper braille unless its jumbo braille. After nearly 40 years as a type one diabetic my fingertips are just not as sensitive as others. I also struggle with feeling like I am in first grade trying to learn how to read again. My brain has problems with this. LOL. I do have an Orbit reader 20 which I purchased as soon as they became available. Braille is so important but I struggle with it all the time.
Greg Wocher > On Jun 29, 2019, at 1:23 PM, kitty hevener <[email protected]> wrote: > > Yes, it is absolutely possible. Prior to my retirement, I taught braille to > many clients who were seniors. Also, hadley institute for blind and visually > impaired offers free correspondence courses to help u learn braille. Good > luck and if I can be of any more help, yell. > > -----Original Message----- From: karuna Chopra > Sent: Saturday, June 29, 2019 1:13 AM > To: ViPhone > Subject: Braille for seniors?! > > Is it possible for someone over the age of 65 to learn braille? > Exploring the accessibility features of my new iPhone, I chanced upon the > Braille entry option on the rotor. I tried using it and was amazed at how > quickly I could start typing in Braille! It was also fun and fast! > Therefore my question-can someone over the age of 65 learn to read Braille? > I know that with practice I could learn to type in Braille. > But reading braille?? Learning to interpret those raised dots into alphabets > at a reasonably fast speed! Is it possible for me? > If yes, how should I go about doing it? > Should I be buying a refreshable Braille display? > Help, guidance or any indication about this would be wonderful! > K > > P.S. I am actually many years over 65! But ladies are not supposed to give > their age :-) > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: > [email protected]. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > [email protected] > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/F49EFEF2-C769-4D7B-BF5B-F44C45EAB52C%40chopra.us. > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: > [email protected]. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > [email protected] > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/6BCB69BF568745DF956A8AAECA045740%40kittyHP. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: [email protected]. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/ABE27FE7-3CF7-4D62-830C-6A7F6C0FE3E8%40gwocher.com.
