It will require time and patience to redirect the pathway of reading intake to the brain from eyes to fingers. Just keep on keeping on, unless, like Joshua mentioned, there is finger nerve damage.
Best regards, Carolyn -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Joshua Hendrickson Sent: Saturday, June 29, 2019 2:00 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Braille for seniors?! I don't see why not. As long as the person has a lot of determination and there hands are in good shape. I mean, as long as they don't have any nerve damage in there hand and there sense of touch works fine. I'm not sure about the best training materials. On 6/29/19, karuna Chopra <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. > -- Joshua Hendrickson Joshua Hendrickson -- 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/CADUoy9u_OAqXMwb7gjvLSCP_yRhhX0qTONS8gNcHPWbi9zr2wA%40mail.gmail.com. -- 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/000e01d52ea8%2452512250%24f6f366f0%24%40windstream.net.
