Write Braille

I want to learn to write in Braille and I was hoping to find simple instructions on the Internet but I find nothing that actually tells me how to punch in the letters. It seems to me that if Braille is read from right to left then I need to punch in the letters backwards from left to right. I have a stylus and slate with the six cells.

See : "Instruction Manual for Braille Transcribing" : http://loc.gov/nls/bds/manual/

2009-03-07 20:51:05 by Marilyn G

A Mathru School for the Blind teacher trains a student to write braille using TechBridgeWorld's Braille Writing Tutor. TechBridgeWorld is a ...

I mean, they all have accent marks and stuff, so how do they express that in braille? Or do they have a different system of writing for the blind. Thanks!

I don't know the specifics, since I can't read or write in Braille, but the inventor was a Frenchman, Louis (IIRC) Braille, so I'm sure there is a way to indicate accents.

2008-12-07 16:15:39 by Miles

Is there any way I could write a note in braille? I'd like to send a thank you note to someone who's blind. Any help would be appreciated!

If you indent the paper from the back side it should be readable. Although there are braille print shops out there.

2008-06-12 13:51:40 by marian

Price: $7.95

American Printing House for the Blind recently introduced Building on Patterns, Kindergarten Level, which is a comprehensive set of student texts and teacher instructions. It is not strictly intended for that grade level, but presents early literacy and braille simultaneously. The catalog numbers and prices for the kits and teacher manuals (also included in the kits) are:
Catalog No. 6-78450-00 Braille Kit $250.00
Catalog No. 8-78450-00 Print Kit $250.00
Catalog No. 6-78451-00 Braille Teacher Ed. $130.00
Catalog No. 8-78451-00 Print Teacher Ed. $130.00

It is described as:
Patterns (BOP) is a complete primary literacy program
designed to teach beginning braille users to read,
write, and spell in braille. The series addresses
vocabulary, fluency, comprehension, phonemic awareness
(ability to hear and interpret sounds in speech), and
phonics (the association of written symbols with the
sounds they represent). BOP also addresses specific
skill areas needed by the child who is blind, such as
language development, sound discrimination, tactual
discrimination, and concept development. Braille
contractions are introduced from the beginning along
with sound and letter associations.

For more information, contact them at 1-800-223-1839 or write American Printing House for the Blind, 1839 Frankfort Ave., Louisville KY 40205.

2007-02-28 10:48:06 by onyeagwara30

I know there are three different weights of Braille paper (light, medium, and heavy). Which one should I get for children who are just learning how to write Braille (ages ranging from six to teenagers)? I imagine heavy weight would be hard to push through, but I'm not sure, and I think light weight might tear earier? But again, I'm not sure. Does anyone know what weight is best? Should I play it safe and get medium?

The Braille paper that is available from the American Printing House for the Blind, Louisville, Ky. has one weight of Braille paper that is used by beginners as well as those who have a good command of Braille. Are the young children who are learning Braille using a Braille writer or slate and stylus? I prefer starting them out with a Braille writer, but there are differences of opinion on this. If using a Braille writer then the paper from the Printing House would be fine. If starting out using slate and stylus, then the paper would need to be relatively easy to push the stylus through, but not so thin as to allow holes in the paper thus making it hard to read, again the American Printing House paper would do the trick.

2009-04-30 22:02:25 by Jewel