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Abby Brown
Sep 30, 2015
Braille Word Ending Contractions
Dropped Braille Contractions (From 2016 EBAE)
Word
ally
ation
ble
by
com
dd
into
o'clock
to
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Abby Brown
Sep 29, 2015
Braille Multi - Sign Contractions
Multi-Sign Letter P Contractions
The first symbol is in the P position. The second (third, fourth, and fifth) symbol varies.
pd paid
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Abby Brown
Sep 28, 2015
Braille One and Two Sign Contractions
If you intend to write in Braille, please research those writing rules through more indepth programs.
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Abby Brown
Sep 27, 2015
Braille Contractions
If you intend to write in Braille, please research those writing rules through more indepth programs.
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Abby Brown
Sep 25, 2015
Braille Punctuation
While some of the Braille symbols match, or resemble their print counterparts, others have no relationship, even though they could have been
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Abby Brown
Sep 24, 2015
Braille Numbers
Braille numbers are different than print numbers. They are actually a number sign followed by the first 10 letters.
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Abby Brown
Sep 23, 2015
Braille Alphabet
The Braille alphabet is different from the regular alphabet in that capital letters need an extra symbol, rather than a different shape.
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Abby Brown
Sep 22, 2015
Braille Grammar - UEB
Just writing in a regular font and switching it to a braille font does not always work as intended, except through a braille display or scre
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Abby Brown
Sep 21, 2015
Braille Reading - EBAE to UEB
In 2016 EBAE (English Braille American Edition) Braille changed to UEB (Unified English Braille). Some Braille code changes were made.
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Abby Brown
Sep 20, 2015
Braille Reading System
Braille is a touch based reading system. Which can be complicated for those who have two or more decades of visual reading.
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Abby Brown
Sep 19, 2015
Braille Differences and Similarities to Print Reading
No need to jump in the deep end.
Dip your fingers into the Braille pool and learn to swim through brailled text.
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Abby Brown
Sep 19, 2015
Introduction to Usher Syndrome
There may be many undiagnosed cases among adults who did not know that their vision and hearing loss are connected. In previous generations,
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Abby Brown
Sep 18, 2015
Blind School for Adults
I’ll ignore the decades of unexplained bumps and bruises. As well as the decades of ghostly shapes appearing out of nowhere, and materializi
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Abby Brown
Sep 17, 2015
Molly Watt – Usher Awareness
Many of my followers may wonder Usher Syndrome is. For a more indepth description, check back Saturday, September 19th! For now: It is a m
Abby Brown
Sep 15, 2015
Angela Ackerman – One Stop for Writers (and the Deafblind)
Why is color so important?
For a person who has never had vision, this gives them an opportunity to learn everything they can about what so
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