Would you like to read braille visually? This introductory course presents the fundamentals of the braille code, including the letters of the alphabet, numbers, and punctuation, giving you the tools to communicate in writing with family members or clients who read braille. The goal is to enable you to read and write uncontracted braille. To become fully proficient in braille, more advanced coursework and practice is required.
COURSE: IBR-112, MEDIA: OL OR P, LESSONS: 8
Introduction to Braille
Course ID: IBR-112
Audience
Family Education Program
Course Description
Want to read braille visually? This introductory course provides the tools for those interested in learning to read and write braille so they can communicate with family members who use braille. It presents the fundamentals of the braille code, including the letters of the alphabet, numbers, and punctuation. The goal is to enable you to read and write uncontracted braille.
Medium
The course is available in print and online.
Organization
The course includes eight lessons.
Prerequisites
none
Overview
Eight assignments are submitted to the instructor: seven online and one by postal services.
Grading
letter grades
Supplementary Course Materials
- A slate and stylus is mailed to the student.
- Interactive programs that simulate the braillewriter and the slate and stylus are included in the online course only. These programs are for practice purposes only, and cannot be used to produce braille.
Course Content
In lessons where content is presented in a different order in different versions, both are listed here.
After completing Lesson 1, you will be able to
a. briefly describe the history of braille
b. describe the braille system of raised dots
c. list advantages of braille literacy for a person who is blind
d. describe devices that are used to produce braille.
After completing Lesson 2, you will be able to visually identify the letters of the alphabet in braille, individually and in words.
After completing Lesson 3 in the print version, you will be able to
a. correctly insert paper into the slate
b. emboss with the slate and stylus
After completing Lesson 3 online, you will be able to
a. use a braillewriter
b. use the Hadley braillewriter simulator
After completing Lesson 4 in the print version, you will be able to
a. identify the mechanics of the braillewriter
b. describe how to emboss on the manual braillewriter
After completing Lesson 4 online, you will be able to
a. use a slate and stylus
b. use the Hadley slate and stylus simulator
After completing Lesson 5 in the print version, you will be able to
a. emboss properly with the braillewriter (if you are learning to braille on a braillewriter)
b. write letters and words in braille
After completing Lesson 5 online, you will be able to write letters and words in braille.
After completing Lesson 6, you will be able to read and braille
a. the capital letter sign
b. the number sign
c. the decimal and dollar signs
After completing Lesson 7, you will be able to read and write the following punctuation in braille:
a. period
b. comma
c. apostrophe
d. question mark
e. hyphen and dash
After completing Lesson 8, you will be able to read and write the following punctuation in braille:
a. exclamation point
b. parentheses
c. colon and semicolon
d. double quotation marks
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