Learn Braille - Alphabet, Numbers, & Punctuation + Tips & Tricks - Beginner’s Guide

#braille #howto #blindness
0:31 The Braille Cell
1:45 Alphabet
5:27 Numbers
7:09 Punctuation
8:07 Tips and Tricks
Braille is a fundamental part of my every day! I use it to read in the dark, leave quick reminders, and label things around the house. Blind or not, it’s an awesome skill to know! Today I want to take you through everything you need to know to write in grade 1 (uncontracted) braille. Let me know any tips and tricks you have for learning braille or any questions you still have about braille below! :)
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Thumbnail Description: Tamara smiling at the camera Holding a muffin tin with Tennis balls in the shape of a braille cell in one hand, and a braille book in the other hand. Text says read with your fingers! Braille quick start guide.
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[@nancygerbasio1166]

I like the idea with the muffin tin with the tennis balls. It is easy for beginners to learn the dots.

[@JuanAlcazar]

My Braille instructor jokingly told me once that if I put too much pressure on the paper then I won’t have any Braille to read at all haha. While I haven’t incorporated Braille too much into my daily life, it’s been very helpful in the instances that I have.

[@UnsightlyOpinions]

That’s so funny! I love that. I’m going to use that with some of my students haha.

[@aryasnair3983]

Very useful video. thanks.😊

[@UnsightlyOpinions]

My pleasure! Glad to be of service. :)

[@houdini72]

Hey Tamara, Harley here again. I wanted to say I really appreciate how you would repeat and reiterate yourself when referencing the pattern of each braille character. It made it very easy to follow along. Also, your reading demonstration at the end was very fascinating and insightful. I had never realized how simply the braille alphanumeric system is designed, what with subsequent letters, numbers, and punctuation sort of following a trend of the previous ones. I imagine that helps make it easier to memorize them, but, I know it's still quite a difficult language, hence why I've read that only roughly ten percent of individuals who are legally blind can read braille. With audiobooks and such, it's falling out of fashion. Regardless, excellent video, and all the best to you and yours! Harley

[@UnsightlyOpinions]

Hi Harley! Most people don’t notice the pattern between the letters! You must have good pattern recognition. I’m so glad you found it clear to follow. That was the one thing I was most concerned about getting right. I’m glad it translated well. :)

[@houdini72]

@@UnsightlyOpinions Of course! I could tell you especially put a lot of work into effective communication in this video, so I just needed to show some appreciation!

[@annadickens9245]

❤❤❤ thank you for this I've always wondered how Braille worked

[@MariaRosa1972]

Thank you so much, Tamara, I am going to watch this video with my braille student today. She has learned the alphabet but I think this will help her reinforce things.

[@UnsightlyOpinions]

Thank you Maria for the kind words. I hope your student enjoyed the video!

[@CarissaC01]

Thank you for this video. I’m newly visually impaired and I don’t know if I will lose more vision but I know I should learn braille soon in case. I’m terrified to be honest, but I’ll probably watch this a hundred times and start trying to memorize letters and numbers.

[@UnsightlyOpinions]

Hey Carissa I’m so glad you found the video helpful. I know the transition to visual impairment is intense and can be frightening, bur always keep in mind that there’s lots of us folks in the blind community wanting to help if you ever run into trouble if questions. Whether you ever need it or not, braille is an awesome tool to add to your toolbox. Hope your learning goes well and I’m here if you have any questions!

[@fakeingirs]

Thank you. Working on a book project and this video help me find a computer transcriber to braille that works.

[@alanv7251]

Wow, the muffin pan trick is super smart! I've got a lot of brailled kids books in my house, courtesy of my grandfather. I should go try to read them sometime (I think they're in grade 2 braille though)

[@UnsightlyOpinions]

Grade 2 is definitely an entirely different can of worms haha but if you have the books lying around you should try and see if you can read it !

[@kaishawna3753]

Yes! Finally the video I've been looking for! ☺️

[@UnsightlyOpinions]

I’m so glad you found it helpful! Enjoy your braille reading :)

[@BarbaraClayArtisticsoulwithin]

I love your videos. Is there a online course that I can take to learn Braille and where can I get Braille books? My eyesight is getting way worse and I think it is time for me to learn. I am really stressed about my sight and I think the more I learn the better I will feel. Thank you for all your helpful videos.

[@UnsightlyOpinions]

Reading braille is an awesome skill to develop. If you are in the US or Canada Hadley School for The Blind sends out free courses on braille to anyone who wants to learn! Here’s a link to get you started! :) hadley.edu/workshops/braille-for-everyday-use-letters-series

[@BarbaraClayArtisticsoulwithin]

@@UnsightlyOpinions THANK YOU😀

[@chopsticksforlegs]

Have you learnt it yet?

[@GamingNinjaSheep]

How do you write a number like 10? Is it "number sign A, number sign J", or is it "number sign A J"?

[@UnsightlyOpinions]

Good question! It’s number sign then as many numbers/characters in sequence as you need before a space. So for example 125 would be number sign abe then space or 10 would be number sign aj then space.

[@alst1]

So complex! Bet you love audio books! PS your letter S didn’t get in the video. The R stayed there in its place

[@UnsightlyOpinions]

Whoops! I need better quality control haha

[@Trunkten2601]

Morse code is easier for me

[@UnsightlyOpinions]

I’ve never been able to get the hang of it myself. I’d love to know if there’s an easy pattern to figure out the letters. I think all I know hoe to spell is SOS haha.