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Croft, Diane L. – Horn Book Magazine, 1983
Discusses the Children's Braille Book-of-the-Month Club, a project of the National Braille Press, Inc., of Boston, Massachusetts. Provides membership information. (FL)
Descriptors: Blindness, Braille, Childrens Literature, Clubs
Brothers, Roy J. – Education of the Visually Handicapped, 1972
Studied were current academic achievement of students using braille in arithmetic computation as measured by the Stanford Achievement Test, and the benefit of using a computational device. (CB)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Braille, Exceptional Child Research, Mathematics
Horn, William A. – Amer Educ v 6, 1970
Descriptors: Blindness, Books, Braille, Childrens Literature
Cline, Carol S.; Cardinale, John – Education of the Visually Handicapped, 1971
Descriptors: Braille, Exceptional Child Research, Research Reviews (Publications), Visual Impairments
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Newman, Slater E.; And Others – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1982
In three experiments, sighted college students tried to learn the names of the first 10 symbols of the braille alphabet. In Experiments 1 and 2, visual examination of the symbols enhanced learning. In Experiment 3, similar results were obtained when standard size braille symbols were used during the study trials. (Author)
Descriptors: Braille, Learning Processes, Tactual Perception, Visual Impairments
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Wormsley, Diane P. – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1981
Twenty-one children ages 6 through 13 were taught to use their hands independently when reading braille to determine how this pattern of hand movements affected reading variables, excluding character recognition. The results strongly suggested that skill in tracking and use of an efficient hand movement pattern is closely tied to perceptual…
Descriptors: Blindness, Braille, Elementary Education, Perceptual Motor Coordination
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Boulter, Eric T. – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1979
The increasing importance of braille to enable blind individuals to reach their full potential in vocational situations is stressed. Improvements in the production of braille are traced and two methods of braille printing are explained. (PHR)
Descriptors: Blindness, Braille, Employment Potential, Printing
Kaplan-Leiserson, Eva – T+D, 2002
At the Delaware Correctional Center inmates transcribe text and graphics into Braille. The program trains them in skills that can transfer to other jobs upon their release such as teamwork, project completion, and punctuality. (JOW)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Braille, Correctional Education, Job Skills
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Davidson, Philip W.; And Others – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1992
A cell-by-cell analysis of finger movements of 16 blind adolescent braille readers was conducted to separate, catalog, and measure the components of scanning movements across braille cells as a function of reading proficiency. Results confirmed the superiority of bimanual reading and suggested that the two hands may perform different functions.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Blindness, Braille, Reading Processes
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Leventhal, J. D.; Uslan, M. M. – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1992
Comparison of two electronic braille notetakers found that the Braille 'n Speak was less expensive, easier to learn, and easier for both experienced users and beginners to operate than the BrailleMate, though the BrailleMate offers a unique alternative by including a braille display and a Random Access Memory card storage system. (JDD)
Descriptors: Artificial Speech, Blindness, Braille, Electronic Equipment
Hong, Sunggye; Erin, Jane – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 2004
This study compared the reading and spelling skills of students who were taught to read using uncontracted braille versus those who were taught to read using contracted braille. It found no descriptive differences between initial instruction in the two types of braille.
Descriptors: Blindness, Visual Impairments, Braille, Spelling
Knowlton, Marie; Wetzel, Robin – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2006
This study compared the length of text in English Braille American Edition, the Nemeth code, and the computer braille code with the Unified English Braille Code (UEBC)--also known as Unified English Braille (UEB). The findings indicate that differences in the length of text are dependent on the type of material that is transcribed and the grade…
Descriptors: Braille, Coding, Tactile Adaptation, Sensory Aids
Library of Congress, Washington, DC. National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. – 1983
A nationwide survey completed by 242 braille readers was undertaken to gather information on readers' current use of braille materials and their individual reading interests. The majority of respondents preferred braille as their primary reading medium, yet only 63% had borrowed braille materials from the library in the past year. Readers were…
Descriptors: Blindness, Braille, Library Services, National Surveys
Sullivan, Joseph E., Ed.; And Others – 1975
DOTSYS III is a COBOL program for the translation of English text into standard English braille, also known as grade 2 braille. Text in foreign languages or English may be transliterated as grade 1 braille or "computer" braille. The program's method of operation together with instructions on using the program, modifying or extending the…
Descriptors: Braille, Computer Programs, Machine Translation, Program Descriptions
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Weiss, Johnette; Weiss, Jeff – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1978
A method which uses the braille cell to explain shapes and formations necessary in teaching handwriting to the congenitally blind is described. (Author/BD)
Descriptors: Blindness, Braille, Handwriting Instruction, Handwriting Skills
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