Sentences with phrase «learn braille»

The US - based National Federation of the Blind estimates that just 10 % of visually impaired people actually learn braille, while the UK's Royal National Institute of Blind People reports literacy figures of less than 1 %.

She sends her eldest daughter, Mary, blind from illness, to college, where she learns braille and higher mathematics.

Not exact matches

These resources provide students with braille alphabet sheets and activities, which can help students learn more about braille, while also having fun.

Challenge students to learn more about Braille by using the braille card to translate the words in braille type into text.

There is also special equipment being provided with learning material, such as glasses, white canes, and braille machines to support children through their learning.

Certainly technology can be useful with logistical aspects of teaching / learning, such as braille keyboards and flexible line spacing, as well as with pedagogy — for example, connecting with real scientists doing real - time experiments (such as the Jason Project).

The company is inviting musicians who use braille music to join them at RNIB on 16 March for an introduction to and demonstration of the device, along with performances from musicians who will learn, rehearse and perform a piece by Bach.

My parents are from Eritrea, Ethiopia, so they were learning a whole new system: the American culture, our system here, and improving their English in addition to learning about disability access, braille, the civil rights movement, that sort of thing.

He recently started learning how to read braille when his wife signed the whole family up for a braille weekend class, just for something different.

To learn more about what braille displays are supported, including specific key commands for each display, visit this page.