got a lr f p{th}alo td

[pne]

(Well, actually yesterday, but I didn't read it till today.)

Thanks! And glad that the stylus got there all right.

I even managed to read nearly all of it :) In a couple of places, I couldn't quite make out what it said, probably because some of the dots were reflected or something.

And I'm glad you didn't write in full grade 2 contracted braille, because I don't know all the contractions yet :) The ones you did use I either knew or could puzzle together quickly enough.

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[leora.livejournal.com]

You might want to check out i_l_brl. It's slow and mostly English-focused, but its memories link to some resources and it's pretty friendly.

It's actually a bit embarassing how Pne and Pthalogreen seem to be doing so much better at Braille than I am... but odd as this is to say, I think it's easier for them because they can see. And my other health problems certainly don't help. But it feels good to be able to read even just a little Braille, and I started learning it with a firm decision that I was in no hurry. If I learn it really slowly, that's okay. Because I don't want it to become something that stresses me out. And I have managed to read a whole book in Braille - sure aimed at incredibly young kids (like the kind you read out loud to kids too young to read), but still, it's nifty.

[it0376.livejournal.com]

*nods* It's not that hard to see the dots and remember how many each letter has. However, if I needed to learn "normal" Braille without seeing it, I don't think it'd be that easy.

[pthalo]

Did y get {the} lr I s{en}t y yet? :)

[leora.livejournal.com]

Not yet, but there have been a lot of non-mail receiving days recently.

[pthalo]

*nod*, oh, okay. I forgot about the whole US thanksgiving thing. I hope you like it. It's a one page brailled letter, probably somewhere in between grade 1 and grade 2 and I proofread it, so unlike pne, you won't have any mirror-image letters *g* and also one page of poetry that I really liked as a child (so much that I memorised it).