Braille System

I was very interested to work with children and adults as well who uses braille system, but i was wondering where i can find a school where i will be able to learn of using that system, since i am a psychology graduate and i have a deep interest to help those who are in need of assistance to learn about the language they needed.

Try: www.blind.org.ph

Manila
Box 1831, Manila
Philippines
Tel. 726-3021 to 24
Fax 63-2-727-0077
info@blind.org.ph


Davao
Box 80540 DCCPO
Davao City 8000
Tel. 225-8937
Fax 63-82-225-8938
davao@blind.org.ph



Cebu
Box 470 CPO
Cebu City 6000
Tel. 232-2004
Fax 63-32-233-7763
cebu@blind.org.ph


USA
Resources for the Blind
PO Box 4499
Columbia, SC 29240
Telephone: 803-790-9264
Fax no.:803-790-9264
usa@blind.org.ph




Calls from within Metro Manila:

726-3021 up to 24

Toll free calls from outside of Metro Manila:

1-800-10-725-4637

2008-12-26 07:43:28 by Raywat K

Here's a project that makes use of these electronic Braille characters: www.metec-ag.de I built a bunch of transistor amplifiers and use two ...

I'm doing a project on Braille, and plan on becoming a teacher for the visually impaired. I need to prove that Braille isn't outdated.
[for those of you who don't know, the Braille system is why there are little dots on the bathroom signs.]

So, please tell me whether you think the system is outdated and unnecessary or not, and explain why.

Thank you :]

As a blind individual, I do think that Braille is very dated (not necessarily outdated). It's a primitive system now that the blind are able to use computers, smart phones, GPS systems, the Kurzweil Reader, and other technology to enable us to read, write, and function as well as sighted people. However, braille is still very necessary. Suppose your technology fails one day. Your laptop breaks or dies, or you're caught somewhere without technology to rely on. You need an alternative (braille) just like sighted people have an alternative (pen and paper). Grade 1 braille is also important for very young children who are just learning their letters and basic literacy and spelling skills, and for any blind person who is studying math. I recently had an experience where I couldn't audition for a play as well as I should have been able to because I didn't have a braille script to read and I certainly couldn't take my computer on stage with me and read out loud with headphones on. There are many reasons why braille needs to stick around... But I do think that braille and technology skills need to be taught together with equal emphasis on each.

2009-02-11 14:42:12 by megan

Price: $59.95

I know that sign language systems are different in each country, but I haven't found info on Braille.

Braille is universal. It comes in several different languages. Check out the info at Wikipedia. I was curious myself when I saw your question. I didn't realize it was in several languages. That makes perfect sense, I just never thought about it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Braille

2008-03-01 21:02:07 by TLW

What is the pattern of laying out the dots in the braille alphabet system?

It all begins with the braille cell. Imagine the #6 domino: the first column (from top to bottom) numbers 1,2,3. And the second column (same way) 4,5,6.

1 4
2 5
3 6

Letters A-C use dots 1-2. D-J start to incorporate dots 4 & 5. K-T will take dots 3 into their letters. U-Z will use dot 6.

2010-01-12 08:24:03 by Synthia

Any help is appreciated! Also if you have a source, I would appreciate it if you included it as well. Thanks.

What exactly does this mean? Braille can be manually entered, one dot at a time, or text files can be converted automatically and embossed. Errors can be made as typos, as misprogrammed conversion software, or as problems with the embosser. Either way the only way to find an error is proofreading, and that relies on human beings and, for specialize purposes, computer software. There is no braille "system," just as there is no "system" to detect printing/writing errors.

2008-06-17 08:37:01 by Anna F