Effective use of Braille is as important to the blind as independent mobility, knowledge in the use of adaptive technology, and the core belief that equality, opportunity and security are truly possible for all people who are blind.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Louis Braille created the code of raised dots for reading and writing that bears his name and brings literacy, independence, and productivity to the blind.
Like I've always said, love wouldn't be blind if the braille weren't so damned much fun.
We always think, 'Well, for a person who's blind, it must be an amazing, joyful miracle if by some chance their sight is restored to them.' Now, this may be true for blind people who lost their vision at a later age. It's rarely true for people who were born blind or who go blind at a very young age.
A majority of my blind students at the International Institute for Social Entrepreneurs in Trivandrum, India, a branch of Braille Without Borders, came from the developing world: Madagascar, Colombia, Tibet, Liberia, Ghana, Kenya, Nepal and India.
The issue in Web accessibility is the fact that blind and visually-impaired people need the single biggest boost to achieve equivalence, since the real-world Web is a visual medium.
Learning to read music in Braille and play by ear helped me develop a damn good memory.
Also note that invariably when we design something that can be used by those with disabilities, we often make it better for everyone.
People are often quite surprised by the sport and leisure activities practised by the blind. For example, tandem cycling is very popular.
In Braille you write your flat sign first and then your note.
Experience is the cane of the blind.
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