Open Forum
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
We’re starting volume 7 of Fingerprint this week, learning the final few shortforms.
Clever Cooking
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Jenny Langley walks us step-by-step through the braille code, using Fingerprint as a reference.