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| Braille is a fascinating family of constructed languages relatively new in the history of humanity. This page contains my notes and tips on learning [https://iceb.org/ueb.html Unified English Braille] as a sighted adult. If I ever get a refreshable Braille display I'll make sure to learn [[wikipedia:Computer_Braille_Code|Braille Computer Notation]].
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| = Resources =
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| Visual books:
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| * [https://www.amazon.com.au/Braille-Sighted-Beginning-GP095/dp/0931993954 Braille for the Sighted]
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| * [https://www.amazon.com/Dottie-Dots-See-Animal-Spots/dp/0595471307 Dottie and Dots See Animal Spots] (I didn't find this one that useful)
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| Tactile books:
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| * [https://www.dk.com/uk/book/9780241228401-dk-braille-it-cant-be-true/ DK Braille It Can't Be True]
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| Electronic books:
| | It can't be true! |
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| * [https://iceb.org/Rules%20of%20Unified%20English%20Braille%202013%20(linked).pdf The Rules of Unified English Braille (Second Edition 2013)]
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| * [https://brailleaustralia.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/UEB-Australian-Training-Manual-Revised-September-2016.pdf Unified English Braille Australian Training Manual (2016)]
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| == Learning methods ==
| | - unified international braille |
| My process so far has been this:
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| * Read Braille for the Sighted
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| * Memorize the braille symbols and dot numbers using flash cards
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| * Read DK Braille It Can't Be True! (don't try to read the slippery book cover)
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| The advantage of sight and being literate has made this process fairly easy so far.
| | == Learning == |
| | - advantage of sight helps learn |
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| This is slowly getting me to the point I can read uncontracted braille.
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| I don't have a method yet for learning contracted braille.
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| == Reading ==
| | - press hard |
| Reading braille by touch is done by:
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| * Very very gently touching the reading surface
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| * Making sure you can feel an entire column of dots at once
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| * Moving your finger across the symbols at a steady speed
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| * Recognizing the imprint pattern the dots make on your finger
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| Reading braille by sight is done by looking at the symbols.
| | == English Alphabet == |
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| It's a bit confusing at first because you don't feel the dot pattern but the inverse of it, the empty space, as the pattern.
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| == Writing ==
| | - grade 2 |
| I've been doing writing with a braille slate so far. You can buy these cheap from eBay.
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| Make sure to press hard to get good dot patterns.
| | == Other alphabets == |
| | - computer braille |
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| == Flash cards ==
| | - unified english |
| Here's how to make some flash cards using paper and a slate:
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| # Put the paper in the slate
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| # Write a symbol then leave three spaces to its left
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| # Continue until the row is full
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| # Move down two rows to leave a gap row
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| # Repeat the process
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| # Take the paper out of the slate
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| # Cut up the grid of symbols in to strips with just a symbol and its three spaces to the left
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| # Pick a symbol and fold its left side up towards you
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| # Turn it over and write the symbol and its dot numbers
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| # Repeat for all the other symbols
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| # Put them in a pile
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| Now when it's time to use them:
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| # Close your eyes
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| # Grab a random symbol strip
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| # Orient yourself using the left fold
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| # Run your finger over the symbol and identify it and its dots
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| # Open your eyes
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| # Flip the paper over and check if you were correct
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| # Set it aside if you were correct or put it back in the pile if you were incorrect
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| # Repeat until you have nothing left in the pile
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