SteveJan 4, 2025
Happy World #Braille Day. This tactile code has helped keep me literate through school and my professional life. Without it, I have no idea where I'd be.
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Related to that, my parents knew what my brother and I were likely in for as we grew up, so they insisted, much to our own protestations, that we learn print and Braille simultaneously, figuring we'd need the latter more as our vision failed. I'm grateful they had the literal foresight, as I could no longer read anything in print (except by touch) by the time I was in college.

But I'm curious if our story is unique, or if others grew up learning both at the same time?

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Show threadD.Hamlin.MusicJan 4, 2025
@sclower My daughter is sighted, and my blindness is from injuries not anything she might have, but I still plan on teaching her braille at least the basics.
Show threadKyle BorahJan 4, 2025
@sclower Learned both too.
Show threadTarren (They/Them)Jan 4, 2025
@sclower I learned print first, because my school district wouldn't teach me Braille since I could read print if it was huge. But my print reading speed was very...............very...............slow. It might not be too bad for reading a room number or something, but not for reading books or anything. When I did learn Braille, however, I retained my knowledge of print, which I mostly use on occasion to identify products when I don't have access tech to hand. No way I'd be using it for books or anything substantial though except when I have no other choice. It's Braille that's enabled me to do things like read song lyrics fast enough to sing them, read my English students' lessons, thus saving my auditory processing capacity for listening to what they are saying, and even reading #music for playing #HandChimes.
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