Hi all! I thought I'd create this thread to see how many of us still use and love Braille. NOt just paper, even paper Braille of course. Me, for instance, I use a Braille display when I work, and a portable one when I travel. But I hardly use any paper books anymore! Curious to hear about you, across the globe. I forgot to say I'm in Italy.

I also do like braille, especially while studying math or reading something requires more concentration.

Infact, what I read in braille will last for longer time in my mind compared to reading in computer. That's why I love to read in braille.

Hi I used to study from braile books in 7th grade and then shifted to computer. now a days I want to read braille but am too slow and can read normal letters forgot contractions. anyway there are not useful braile books hear in India like mostly its kids story and we get a lot of adult fiction online.

iam use brell emotion now. but sometime i use the bord to.

I started using Braille back in elementary school and kept using it all the way through high school. But now, since I graduated two years ago, I barely get to read anything in Braille except for a few things here and there. So, I’ll take this chance to look for any Braille books I can find to read.

Exactly! I suck at Math, but I studied 4 foreign languages, and my Braille display made me much better at spelling and improved my
reading skills, for sure.

At the moment it is 200 years of braille.

I don't write as much these days but do read some braille books from time to time.

The UK got rid of its physical braille library which was the size of two football pitches but if you request a braille book they will send you out a freshly printed book in smaller volumes and you can keep them. Many good books were lost which is a disadvantage but least you know you won't find a sticky page where someone else had been eating while reading their book...

well, another interesting topic I see. I used braill, and I love to right in braill when I ever I find time. the last time I've used braill was, when I was pursuing my 11th, and 12th standard here in India. I had to make notes in braill because of the reason being it is maths. though I could have considered taking them in a digitalised manner. I thought its best to have it in paper form, which helps me to study when I will be in my school as well, since they wont allow mobiles, and etc inside the campus. braill played a significant role at that point of time. braill made me what I am, who I am, and where I am. thanks for that inventer who made the lives of ours more comprehending, and cohesive.

I do read brail sometimes, I more prefer using computers and listen to audio books.

When I was at school I did use braille. At times I found it difficult to use, because my hands would get swetty, which would flatten the dots. Later that got sorted out. So yes, braille was useful to study with. Although when it comes to reading for pleasure, I'd rather listen to an audio book or read stuff on the computer. I don't find large volumes appealing. I've never had a braille display, they are expensive here. Although I wish I had a braille labeller, I'd find that more useful.

I rarely read in Braille these days, especially because here we are lacking some important resources.
I could get a display, but the reasons why I am not doing this are quite subjective.
About books, hard to find. Even when I was in school I barely found materials.
Till the 6th grade, my work was Braille only, then I slowly shifted to using a laptop.
However, till later times, maths was that subject I could do well only in Braille. It is true that in the last highschool year I did even that on the computer, but still, typing and reading my exercises in Braille was easier to follow. Taking notes was the part that barely worked, but luckily, my math teacher has always been the person who sent me materials and stuff, so it was OK.
Still, the best works of art I can create and read are still in Braille, and so was the case with the last gift I made. In my opinion, if the Braille you read is written by someone, not typed in mass, you would get a print of that person and that makes it so special, but that would be a totally different story.

@Lucy: I also believe that stuff written in Braille by someone can make it really special. I used to exchange letters with a blind friend of mine who lived very far away from me. Much better than mails, it felt much more personal!

Its secure like if I am presenting ppt or something I can write notes in braille and read from it also its good for pointers.

I use to read and write on braille till 5th standered. then I shifted to computers. earlyer I use to read and write very fast but after shifting to digital, didn't used braille at all. I do readd braille, sometimes

you see, braille is fun haha but there are only kids content available in most of the libraries.

exactly.

I think anything written by anyone has a personal feel about it. Sighted or braille. I've never had that kind of experience.

if you want to learn something or memorise something, braille is the best choice. that's what I experienced. I was able to memorise notes easily when I use to read and write on braille. but after shifting to computer, its not the same anymore.

I currently only use braille by typing on the talkback keyboard

I only use braille if I can get away with it. I never read on my computer when studying, I can't remember anything unless I've read it in braille. Well, when you study linguistics, and especially historical linguistics, I'd always suggest braille as the phonetic signs can be hard to read or unreadable and even if they're read out loud, it's hard to read several words or sentences written in phonetics especially when reading a language you don't know.

Yes, I studied languages at uni and Braille was essential for that! My spelling would suck terribly if I hadn't used a Braille display while learning my languages, LOL.