I use a 12 cell display just for reading. The smallest I ever had was 9 cell. It’s something I quickly got used to and like small displays as easier to take away on holiday etc if I want. I wouldn’t rule out using a larger one though but it was what I could afford at the time.
All the best Angie > On 29 Jun 2019, at 21:45, Arnold Schmidt <als5...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I have never used a braille display, so I hope this question is not too > silly. But for those who have one of the smaller displays, what do you use it > to do? The only reason I would invest in a braille display of any kind would > be to read books and magazines from BARD and Bookshare. But I would think it > would become really tedious to read a book with a less than 20-cell display, > being only able to read three or four words at most, then having to have it > refresh to read a few more words. Those whom I have asked say the main value > in these small displays is in their ability to write braille, or maybe to > check the spelling of a word. But I surely can buy a bunch of bluetooth > keyboards for the price of even the cheapest small braille display, or I can > use Apple Braille Screen input, as I am doing to write this message. And, I > already know how to get VoiceOver to spell that word. If I ever were to get a > display, I think it would be at least 32 cells, preferably 40, which is the > length of a line in a braille book. Those whom I know and have asked say that > they rarely use even their large displays to read books, paper braille is > much more satisfactory. I definitely believe there may be something about > this subject that I don't know. So, thanks for any enlightenment. > > Arnold Schmidt > > > Sent from Arnold's iPhone > > On Jun 29, 2019, at 2:31 PM, Carolyn Arnold <4carol...@windstream.net> wrote: > > The thing about Hadley is that they teach all over the world. > > Best regards, > > Carolyn > > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of > sherrywells1...@gmail.com > Sent: Saturday, June 29, 2019 9:54 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: RE: Braille for seniors?! > > Hello karuna, > > Sounds like you already have a good start! I don't think there are any hard > & fast rules about age & learning. It all depends on the person. And if you > speak more than one language, I think you already have an ability to learning > a new one. Braille isn't exactly a new language but I think some of the same > learning skills apply. > > I learned Braille as an adult in my 40s. I found it was like learning to > type sort of, lots of practice. And although I can read Braille now, I am > not fast enough that I would want to try a book. I can get by with menus & > other things I need to read. > > If you have a local vocational rehab, you might be able to learn it from > someone there. If not, maybe they can at least suggest somewhere where you > could get instruction. You might also just google where to learn Braille or > something like that to see what shows up. I think you could teach yourself > if you could find a good source to learn from. And, again, you really are > already learning it via your phone! > > Good luck, > Sherry Wells > > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of karuna > Chopra > Sent: Saturday, June 29, 2019 1:14 AM > To: ViPhone <viphone@googlegroups.com> > 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! 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