Comments on: Implicit Braille

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By: Koketso lekola

Koketso lekola — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 17:47:37 +0000

Pls help me i want 2 learn braill so that i could communicate wit my graddad coz he is getting old nd wat if 1 day he work up without his voice at least if i learn braill i could communicate wit him

By: Mike

Mike — Sat, 03 Mar 2007 00:39:07 +0000

Yeah, like if people move their mouths when they speak, we’ll all be able to lip read…? Nice idea, but in practice your brain will never notice the lips/braille unless it needs to, and if you are not blind or deaf, these senses won’t develop without a lot of effort.

By: Anthony Cantarella

Anthony Cantarella — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 10:53:07 +0000

One of my aunts teaches visually-impaired children. When i was growing up and she would babysit me and my siblings,she would bring over this special typewriter that only typed braille. The keys were set up just like a normal typewriter,except that they had braille and English letters on each key. This typewriter required a special kind of paper,that was stiffer (more like a cardstock) that normal printer paper,to pick up the indentations of the braille. So,i guess that one could reason that you could learn braille,by having braille letters on the keys of your keyboard. I’m not sure if anyone has ever learned it that way,but it seems entirely possible. Oh,and as a fun activity for us,we would type up something that she had not read previously,and she would read it back to us in braille. An important thing to note is that my aunt is NOT visually-impaired herself. I can’t remember if she read it visually,or with her finger. Either way,she could read it. So,we always got a kick out of that. I can think of at least 2 good reasons for a seeing person to learn braille:
1) If a visually-impaired person were to type something up,on an apparatus like i just described,you could read what they typed.
2) Most people’s vision grows progressively weaker,as they grow older. If you developed this skill before you start losing your eyesight,you’ll be prepared.

If nothing else,it will make you more cultured,which is always a good thing.

By: Blesk

Blesk — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 19:12:36 +0000

Re: Maybe we should blindfold people against their will so they learn to get around their home without sight??????

Actually most firemen will recommend exactly that, especially if you have kids. Idea is that if your house is on fire, chances are there will be so much smoke you can’t see. You need to know how to navigate your house blind in order to get out in an emergency.

By: miri

miri — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 16:13:00 +0000

the reason i’d like to learn braille:

i’d like to be able to give my eyes a rest from reading, using an electronic braille reader instead.

(too much reading has left me nearsighted)

By: jon erickson

jon erickson — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 18:04:19 +0000

another big problem with this idea: blind people use their visual cortex to process braille. if you are still using your visual cortex for things like seeing.. you will have a VERY hard time learning braille.. in fact, it will be nearly impossible. http://www.google.com/search?q=blind+braille+visual+cortex

By: David Weinberger

David Weinberger — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 16:16:53 +0000

But, Paul, if we scan L-R and then R-L, we’ll read the second line backwards, so that we mentally have to rejumble the ending so that it’s at the beginning, which is too much like reading German!

By: Paul Smith

Paul Smith — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 13:34:58 +0000

Watching blind people reading braille you also notice that they scan L-R and then R-L on alternate lines (even though the text is always L-R). Its a tip that sighted people can learn to accelerate their reading speeds.

By: elque

elque — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 03:53:15 +0000

“What’s the purpose?”…

Some people actually like to learn. Purpose is secondary.