Hi Raul, Why don't you (or the person seeking recommendations) use the free ViA app from the Braille Institute to search for possible apps? Type in a search on "Braille" and look through list of apps ordered by rating, then weed out the ones like AccessNote and Blind Bargains, that are clearly not about learning Braille. The ViA app include apps designed for instructors, as weel as for the blind and visually impaired, and the person can go and read the linked reviews to judge whether the app would be appropriate for his or her purposes. Some top-rated, and also free, apps include PocketBraille Lite by Michael Doise (who developed the VO Starter app for new iOS VoiceOver users), and Braille Driller, which also seems more designed for basic learning and letters, rather than fluent use. Don't forget that the BrailleTouch app is also a great way to learn Braille. Again, this is below the level of Richard's suggested tools, which are good references for contracted Braille.
Here's the iTunes link to the ViA app, and some of the suggestions: • ViA (short for Visually Impaired Apps) free, by Braille Institute https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/via-by-braille-institute/id528499232?mt=8 • PocketBraille Lite (free) by Michael Doise https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pocketbraille-lite/id488563778?mt=8 • PocketBraille ($1.99, the paid version, but hasn't been updated in a while) by Michael Doise https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pocketbraille-reference/id439153034?mt=8 • Braille Driller (free) by Kevin Neelands https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/braille-driller/id354092789?mt=8 • BrailleTouch (free trial version) by BrailleTech LLC https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/brailletouch/id579725651?mt=8 HTH. Cheers, Esther On Mar 17, 5:18 pm, Richard Turner <[email protected]> wrote: > Braille Reference is very good except for the nemeth braille section. It > like having a reference card of letters and > contractions.https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/braille-reference/id516744621?mt=8 > > Richard > (Sent from Richard's iPod Touch 5th gen) > > On Mar 17, 2013, at 7:35 PM, "Raul A. Gallegos" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Hi all. I'm wondering if someone can recommend an app which will help a > > sighted person better learn Braille. A close friend of mine is in the > > process f learning Braille and is coming up blank. she typed Braille into > > the app store search box and got around 50 or 60 results. I also checked > > and am not quite sure of which app to recommend. The one which looks > > promising is called Braille Sonar. The link > > ishttps://itunes.apple.com/us/app/braille-sonar/id577954633?mt=8and the > > cost is $2.99. Keep in mind that I'm not looking for an app which a blind > > person can use to type on, but something a sighted person can use as a > > reference or as a learning tool. She's taking the Hadley School Braille > > learning course and seems to be very happy with it so far. From what I > > gather she's committed to learning as best as she can. > > > -- > > Raul A. Gallegos > > I love my mother, but my feelings for my spot are much greater. - Sheldon > > Cooper > > Twitter and Facebook user ID: rau47 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- 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]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
