#learning braille

[blindbeta]

Umm sorry if this is a weird question. But do you think i should learn braille for fun as a sighted person?

Do it! Anyone can learn Braille. All the hot people learn Braille.

[shyyycatsblog]

Ive decided I want to learn braille. I need to be honest with myself about my vision loss. Yes my shunt surgery has put a halt to my vision loss for now but I've already lost a small portion of my vision and I'm only 27. There's a good chance I will lose more of it throughout the years as I age and I want to set myself up for success any way I possibly can. Learning braille is something I'm able to do before hand to help myself prepare so that's what I'm going to do. I don't need to be blind already to learn braille and I'm not going to wait around for it. Time to take my life into my own hands and actually teach myself something that I can truly benefit from.

[disability-can-be]

Good morning, low-battery pals!

Today I found an awesome kickstarter for a product called the BrailleDoodle. It is a double-sided pad designed to teach Braille on one side. The other side is a blank grid of magnetic balls that can be lifted with the magnetic stylus, allowing any shape of tactile art or writing to be made. It's like a touchable Etch-a-Sketch! They have guides for the blank side as well, so you can have a little help too.

They have a special going on for the first ten days of the campaign, with each BrailleDoodle being $70. The project is already fully funded! Here is the link if you would like to explore!

(I am not related to this project in any way, just sharing a cool thing I found.)

I hope you all have a wonderful day! Don't forget to wash your water bottle!

[nostigmablindgirl]

(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQj_1TCfyis)

[imgettinghappyagain-blog]

Resisting the urge to lose myself in liquor again (cause you know, positive life choices).

I’ll try and lose myself in Braille instead.

“Here is my secret, it is very simple:

It is only with the heart that one can see rightly;

what is essential is invisible to the eye.”

For those who are visually impaired: [image is of a piece of paper with an image of the Little Prince standing on his planet. The quote above is written over the image in Braille.]

[theartbubble1]

Learning braille alphabet is coming along really well. Nearly time to move onto numbers and contractions!