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Open Forum

18th September 2020,    
18:00 - 19:00

Whilst our formal Friday calls have come to an end, we appreciate that, for many people, the world is still very different to how it was 6 months ago. If you’re still adjusting to the new normal, please feel free to join this informal call to put the world to rights with a member of the Braillists team and other attendees.

Braille For Beginners

21st September 2020,    
19:00 - 20:00

We’re starting volume 7 of Fingerprint this week, learning the final few shortforms.

Clever Cooking

23rd September 2020,    
18:00 - 19:00

This evening we’ll be talking Cupboard staples. What are they + how do we use them? Which items make you break into a cold sweat when you see them running out?

Book Club

24th September 2020,    
18:00 - 19:00

A small community of readers come together to read a novel on their braille displays, sharing hints and tips on navigating electronic braille along the way.

We are currently reading Peter Pan, by J. M. Barrie. It can be found in the “Children Stories” folder on the RNIB Orbit Reader SD card for grade 2 readers, and the “Children G1” folder for grade 1 readers.

This week we will read chapter 2.

Open Forum

25th September 2020,    
18:00 - 19:00

Whilst our formal Friday calls have come to an end, we appreciate that, for many people, the world is still very different to how it was 6 months ago. If you’re still adjusting to the new normal, please feel free to join this informal call to put the world to rights with a member of the Braillists team and other attendees.

Braille For Beginners

28th September 2020,    
19:00 - 20:00

We’re starting on page 18 of Fingerprint volume 7, looking at some more punctuation including round brackets, the hyphen and the dash. If we get time, we’ll continue with accent signs.

Clever Cooking

30th September 2020,    
18:00 - 19:00

This evening we’ll be talking about shopping: how do you do it, what accessibility challenges do you face and what impact has COVID had?

Book Club

1st October 2020,    
18:00 - 19:00

A small community of readers come together to read a novel on their braille displays, sharing hints and tips on navigating electronic braille along the way.

We are currently reading Peter Pan, by J. M. Barrie. It can be found in the “Children Stories” folder on the RNIB Orbit Reader SD card for grade 2 readers, and the “Children G1” folder for grade 1 readers.

This week we will read chapter 3.

Open Forum

2nd October 2020,    
18:00 - 19:00

Whilst our formal Friday calls have come to an end, we appreciate that, for many people, the world is still very different to how it was 6 months ago. If you’re still adjusting to the new normal, please feel free to join this informal call to put the world to rights with a member of the Braillists team and other attendees.

Braille For Beginners

5th October 2020,    
19:00 - 20:00

Jenny Langley walks us step-by-step through the braille code, using Fingerprint as a reference.