From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from [204.233.198.50] (helo=linserver.complex) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.32 #1 (Debian)) id 16QFl0-0006vd-00 for ; Mon, 14 Jan 2002 17:39:10 -0500 Received: (from gnowak1@localhost) by linserver.complex (8.11.4/8.10.2) id g0EMcjf00263 for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Mon, 14 Jan 2002 16:38:45 -0600 Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2002 16:38:45 -0600 From: Gregory Nowak To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: anti-word Message-ID: <20020114163845.B254@uic.edu> References: <5.1.0.14.2.20020114120521.024e4910@198.144.194.210> <20020114142734.E414@uic.edu> <02011415183200.05800@lightstar> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <02011415183200.05800@lightstar>; from unleet@qwest.net on Mon, Jan 14, 2002 at 03:18:32PM -0700 Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.7 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Ok, so maybe that wasn't a good example. Greg On Mon, Jan 14, 2002 at 03:18:32PM -0700, Jason wrote: > this is OT, but actually, having tried to learn braille by sight, I found > that it was a lot less confusing by touch; for example: by sight the "e" and > "i" symbols look the same (to me) but feel nothing alike. > > now you ask why I wanted to teach myself braille huh? > > > A sighted person can read braille with their eyes too, maybe better then > > some of us with our hands. So, why aren't they all learning it if they can > > use it too and thus make our lives easier to some degree? Greg > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup