Learning Braille As An Adult. My Story

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  • Опубликовано: 23 янв 2025

Комментарии • 19

  • @rafaeltorovip
    @rafaeltorovip Год назад +1

    Thank you for sharing. I learned how to read and write Braille when I was a child and to be honest, I think that I already forgot almost everything. I know, I need to practice it again.

  • @BraverGal
    @BraverGal Год назад +1

    Thanks so much for this video, Juan. I am in my 70's and I learned Braille a few years ago through Hadley (online and free). It is an excellent course. Upon completion, I read a dozen or so children's books for practice and then frankly got bored with that type of reading. My problem, even today, is that I have difficulty reading regular braille material on 2-sided pages and paragraphs so close together. I have since put braille away except for reading signs and labels occasionally. You have encouraged me to try again though. I will be looking for Roberta Becker's book and see if I can increase my speed and my endurance. Thanks!

    • @JuanAlcazar
      @JuanAlcazar  Год назад

      Thank you for saying that it’s sparked the thought of wanting to continue. Yes, going from double to single spaced braille can feel like the training wheels are off, but it’s still definitely a slow going process. Wishing you the best of luck in resuming your braille reading.

    • @BraverGal
      @BraverGal Год назад

      @@JuanAlcazar - I am curious to know how you obtained a copy of Roberta Becker's book. I have been searching and the braille libraries do not seem to have it (or I have not identified it properly for searches) and the only place I found that claims to have it has a sticker price of hundreds of dollars. I haven't given up yet, though. BTW - I can read single space, double-sided braille, but the pace is agonizingly slow. I need practice!

    • @JuanAlcazar
      @JuanAlcazar  Год назад +1

      GO to the website actualtactuals.com. There’s actually some newer books that also contain beginner lessons in them too. The one I referred to in the video is now about 3 years old or so. I would look around on that site to see if you run into a book you like.

  • @cchambersglenn
    @cchambersglenn 28 дней назад +1

    I am deaf with low vision. I learned grade 1 Braille fairly quickly and felt proud of myself but I actually can’t even read a child’s braille book yet. Still practicing grade 1 with the help of Hadley. Thanks for your video.

    • @JuanAlcazar
      @JuanAlcazar  27 дней назад

      It definitely can take a while to learn braille, but it seems like you’re getting the hang of it. Keep it going, and best of luck the rest of the way.

  • @vicpease5009
    @vicpease5009 Месяц назад +1

    Man, I'm so glad I learned bro! I learned bro when I was 1718 years old. It took me about 7 months. I'm so thankful that I learned it. I'm now 60 and I'm definitely glad I know it!! Man this text, the speech is stupid! I meant Braille BR AI LLE! I'm so glad that I learned brail. Le, I learned this when Braille BR AI LLE this Text-to-speech is so stupid!!
    I was 1718 years old. It took me 7 months. I'm now 60 and I'm so glad I learned it!! Man! Aint no bro. Aint no bridge in brail. Le, this Text-to-speech is so stupid! But Alas, that's what I have to deal with. Anyway, I'm so glad I learned Brill!

  • @kaishawna3753
    @kaishawna3753 11 месяцев назад

    I’m learning grade two braille and have taught myself braille music and trying to teach myself Nemeth or math braille. I have both a braille display and Perkins braille typewriter. I’m at the point where I’m working on composing music through braille and writing stories in braille. I love it!
    One thing I would note is that braille isn’t capitalized unless it is at the beginning of a sentence or referring to the maker of braille.

    • @JuanAlcazar
      @JuanAlcazar  8 месяцев назад +1

      That’s awesome that your skill level with braille is superb. Doing math or music in braille are both uncharted territory for me. Also, yes, I later found out about not capitalizing braille unless referring to Louis Braille.

  • @250Rem
    @250Rem 6 месяцев назад

    Why does the contraction always put to sleep? Always does that to me when I said hi and I did go to the school the blind in Raleigh.

  • @NoahSenecalJunkeer
    @NoahSenecalJunkeer Год назад

    Thanks for making this Juan!

    • @JuanAlcazar
      @JuanAlcazar  Год назад

      Thanks Noah. This one was a few months in the making.

  • @backtoschool1611
    @backtoschool1611 8 месяцев назад

    Hey, this is neat!
    Most courses do not have practice Braille, which ia a bummer.
    I am relearning with Braille myself.

    • @JuanAlcazar
      @JuanAlcazar  8 месяцев назад +1

      Wishing you the best of luck. It’ll just take a little patience to get used to it.

  • @joeansman2981
    @joeansman2981 Год назад

    I’m working on green eggs and ham right now.

    • @JuanAlcazar
      @JuanAlcazar  Год назад +1

      It’s actually a good book to practice with. A lot of children’s books can be good teaching tools.

  • @vicpease5009
    @vicpease5009 Месяц назад +1

    Man, this Text-to-speech really makes me look stupid! I meant Braille. I'm at the mercy of this stupid Text-to-speech. But I'm sure you get my what I meant! I'm so glad I learned bro! No, no I mean Braille! No bro!!! Bro bro bro!! Bro bro definitely bro!!!

    • @vicpease5009
      @vicpease5009 Месяц назад +1

      Bro, not bro. Bro I hope I got it right this time. This thing is so stupid!! Real BR AI LLE Braille!!BRAILLE!!!!