You start with the alphabet, move on to numbers, and then progress toĬontractions and more difficult words. Otherwise, learning Braille is a lot like learning to read Practicing things like counting the dots on dominos to get my fingers used to I started learning Braille when I was five and I spent a lot of time
Typically starts with a person getting more acquainted with their sense of It involves a variety of whole-wordĬontractions, it also includes hundreds of symbols that represent things suchĪs whole words, prefixes, suffixes, and other combinations of letters. Grade 2 is a “shorthand” version of Braille,Īlso called contracted Braille.It isīraille that is written out letter per letter and is considered the “long form” There are two different versions of the code: Tactile code used by the blind and visually impaired. In honor of Braille Literacy Month, here are some of the most common questions I get asked about them. I get a lot of questions about blindness and Braille. I also use Braille while I’m traveling to locate my hotel room or use an elevator independently. Personally, I use Braille to label things in my home, like the buttons of my washer, dryer, and microwave, to save myself time. I also often find myself needing talking points, be it for work or other engagements, and I prefer to have them in Braille so I can engage more personally with my audience. I work at Access Living as the PR Coordinator, good grammar and the ability to edit for grammar are essential parts of my role, and I would not have a strong understanding of grammar had I not learned through Braille. Period of my life now as an adult, I’m so grateful I had teachers that insistedīraille might not be the best option for everyone, but for me it’s been an important tool in my toolbox.
Things than on my own ability to read and write Braille. I hadĪccess to audio versions of books, a computer, and I preferred to rely on those More vision and learned Braille “on the side.” As I progressed through schoolĪnd my vision and interests changed, I found myself relying more and more on When I was in school, I learned to read and write print while I had Of blind and visually impaired people know Braille? January is Braille Literacy Month, but did you know that less than 10%
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