At the beginning of 2021 I discovered a Braille for Beginners course being run by the Braillists Foundation in the UK. After 12 short weeks of 1-hour remote sessions, I completed the course able to read Grade 1 (uncontracted) Braille. It's been 6 months now and I must say that my reading speed and accuracy still leaves a lot to be desired, but I can read Braille and it has and will continue to be useful from reading medication packets to reading notes while on conference calls.
11th-17th of October 2021 marks National Braille week in the UK. This great post on the Sight Scotland provides a history of braille and answers many common questions. This week I am pleased to see that the Braillists Foundation have announced another Braille for Beginners Course starting in January 2022.
Let's build back ever better and include accessibility in our products.
Throughout the evolution of braille various methods have been developed to produce it. To begin with there was the hand writing frame, where each dot was laboriously punched out. A number of braille writing machines were designed and invented but probably the most widely used is the Perkins. Introduced around 1950 it has stood the test of time.
https://sightscotland.org.uk/articles/news/national-braille-week-introduction
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