Do you know of any good computer programs or books that teach Braille?

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Resubmitting an earlier question in a different category:

Thanks in advance for your answers.

My 10 year old child was just diagnosed with Stargardt's Macular Dystrophy. I have a Braille alphabet card for her, and she is trying to learn a letter a day, but I have no idea how to put words together, and certainly cannot teach her what I do not know.

When I spoke to the Braille Institute today, they said that they don't typically teach children Braille while they can still see, but I feel that there is no better time to teach them.

So I am wondering if any of you know of any good computer programs, or even a "Braille for Dummies" type of book (myself being the dummy) that my Daughter and I can both learn basic Braille from?

Or, if any of you are familiar with Braille through remote learning, please let me know about your experience with that. For some reason, I can't quite bring myself to trust something that lets me download valuable information for free!

Thanks again!

Answer 1

A good book is A Field Guide for the Sight-Impaired Reader: A Comprehensive Resource for Students, Teachers, and Librarians. There is also a pocket braille cube for learning letters that I've seen used in my classroom (There's an aide that works one on one with a boy with visual impairments) I believe you can get it on Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/Pocket-Braille-Cub...

If she is in a public school system, chances are, there is a TVI (Teacher of the Visually Impaired) that will have some helpful suggestions.

Good luck!