looks like I need to start finding a used braille display myself. I am still waiting on the materials from the Hadley school to get here.
-Eric On Oct 18, 2010, at 12:59 PM, Carolyn Haas wrote: > Hi Samuel: > You bring up an interesting and potentially hot topic here. As a person who > grew up relying heavily on braille, and also teaching it, I'd have to say a > display would never be a bad investment; if you want to read more. Hardcopy > braille is getting harder to come by, in spite of it's benefits to so many > readers. A lot of people do extremely well relying strictly on audio input. > Their language and spelling are impeccable. For me, it's almost a sense of > literacy I get from reading on my own, without a synthetic voice affecting > how I visualize characters, or how I think something should be spelled. It's > what works for me, but not for everyone. If you like reading for yourself > rather than other voicing, I'd have to say go for a braille display that will > afford you the opportunity to experience the latest books along with everyone > else and in a format you prefer. . I've read through 9 large volumes that > made up the book "Gone With The Wind," and I've also had it read to me. > Different experience entirely.:) > Just my personal take. > > Carolyn Haas > chaas0...@gmail.com > > > > On Oct 18, 2010, at 1:13 PM, Samuel wrote: > >> I have a degenerative eye condition, so I'm really feeling the need to >> improve my braille skills, but I've reached a catch 22. I have a hunch >> that getting a braille display will improve my reading by opening up >> much much more content to read, but on the other hand, my reading >> speed is so slow, that it's hard to justify paying 3-4 thousand >> dollars for a braille display. >> >> I'm also left handed, which i think contributes to a poor reading >> speed. >> >> Any suggestions, do I shell out that much money and risk not using the >> display, or do i continue to read the 2 or 3 books I have in the hopes >> of improvement? >> >> Thanks >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > Eric Oyen - N7ZZT Phoenix Arizona Geocode: 33.488462 -112.234926 N33° 29.3077', W112° 14.0956' -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
