If you think you might want to read much, including books, then a refreshable braille display makes reading easier and gives you access to all sorts of electronic material. I'm blind from birth, and I am probably a bit more radical about this than many people, but I haven't used paper braille for years.
I am in the midst of creating a free braille course for users of refreshable braille devices, especially the Orbit Reader, though not necessarily. You listen to audio files with explanations, and use braille files on the SD card for your device. The course is for the motivated learner. We learn contracted braille from the beginning. 21 lessons are available so far. The course is based loosely on the ideas of Sally Mangold, but otherwise, I am no expert at all. If interested, write to me at top...@gmail.com. -----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! 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: mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- 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 viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. 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: mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- 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 viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/091c01d52e8e%242c1512f0%24843f38d0%24%40gmail.com.
