New Year, New Way: Learning Braille and Voiceover
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 ต.ค. 2024
- Hi! My name is Nicole. Thanks for joining us today and spending some of your time with me and my guide dog, Figaro.
Since I've had a substantial decline in my functional sight, I have been taking Braille and Assistive Technology classes for a few weeks now.
Today we welcome you to join Figaro and I for Braille and Assistive Technology classes. It will be interesting to look back at this video when I have gotten much further in my classes and have become more proficient. I typically don't watch my own videos back, but I might make a point of doing so with this one to see the change in my skill and reading speed and proficiency.
Learning these skills is really tough as an adult learner, but I'm so grateful for the opportunity to read with my daughters again!
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This weekend we will be creating a video that is "All About Figaro" so if you have any questions about Figaro, his work, his training, or his role in my life and as a member of our family, feel free to put it in the comments and we will try to answer YOUR question during the video!
Until next time!
Nicole & Fig
This video just came across my home screen. I just saw that you went to the same rehab school that I went to. I had Melody for braille as well. I live two blocks away from that facility.😊
Thanks. I’m glad you found them
Another great video! To see the progress since your first video is amazing. I think I can sum you up in just one word, perseverance. You’re a great example of no matter how tough The struggle my be you keep on trying. Oh, by the way it was in the 90s on New Year’s day here in California. LOL
Random thoughts: LOVE the video. I have that t-shirt & it's one of my FAVES! Got it at Fun Day in SR this year. I'm with Fig . . . I prefer bare "paws" to shoes, too. ;) Those ornaments are GORGEOUS. I'm glad I don't live in MN with the crazy snow. HA! Keep up the great work! You are amazing!!!
Yes!! The artwork for the shirt is JR Quevedo’s and I adore him!! If you use Instagram his name there is @urbsters. He’s truly phenomenal and just an all around amazing guy! Thanks Wendy! ❤️❤️❤️❤️
That makes sense.
It gets easier with time. In the beginning felt so slow and I feel like I never be able to do it quickly. Now I can do it without really paying attention. Practiced it really help.
Thank you for the encouragement!! I know I’ll get there! It just takes time! I LOVE that you’re willing to share your experience and tips though! Thank you so much for that!
The roads look really scary!!! The dog is so cute with his little shoes :) that shake tho lol 😂 wow the code seems hard but you make it so easy!!! Wha you do is so cool!! What dose he do in his mean time nap, play? Where does he sleep? What is his favorite toy? Can he shake his paw? What tricks can he do? Why does he wear shoes? Can i see your other doggy plz?? Hope that’s enough questions!!
Haha! You’re AMAZING with the questions!! I’ll add them to our video this weekend!
Happy New Year to You and Yours!
And to YOU!!!! Here’s hoping 2018 is the BEST yet!
My question would be: How has Figaro adapted to being in a home with kids and still keeping his working mindset? Thank you for doing these videos and sharing your life! I will start learning Braille in the fall as part of the BLV teaching licensure process here in Indiana. I'm adding it to my existing teaching license. I'm very excited to get started! Your videos are so encouraging to me as I begin this process and think about the future of my students. :)
Oh my goodness, I LOVE this!! What do you teach now? Thanks for the video love!! I really enjoy creating TH-cam Content, though it takes me a LONG time to edit independently LOL. It’s ok though-I LOVE a good challenge and it has definitely provided that as well!
I have been teaching for about 22 years. The first 20 years, I taught students who are deaf/hard-of-hearing, mostly as an itinerant teacher. Then I took a slight detour and tried teaching all disabilities, but in one building. That was not the "we're all family" dream I had imagined. Lol... My corporation had been advertising for a second blind/low-vision teacher for a couple of years and the lady who is currently doing it is a sweetheart, so I decided to take the position. So I am working with students who are blind/low-vision right now. Only one is using Braille and she is a toddler, so it's easy to stay a step ahead of her right now. ;)
I'm so glad you are up for the challenge of YouTubing and the editing process. I used to make videos for my students to help them learn and remember how to do things. Research says that editing out their mistakes to only show success is the best practice and I HATED the editing part!!!
I am especially glad to see how creative you are with your crafts, first as just a crafty chick! But also as a woman with significant vision loss. This helps me get some ideas for things that can be meaningful to my students. And the crafts are beautiful things I can *try* to make for my own home... although I'm not all that talented with crafts. :o
I'm learning braille now from Hadley institute.It is a lot to get used to.I'm in braille lit.2
Great video! :-) are you learning unified English braille?
Yes. The system revisions made in 2016. I had learned a minimal amount of Braille years ago, so thankfully most of the substantial changes are just “hot it is” to me since I’m learning most of it now.
CraftyBlindChick that’s good! :-) I completely forgot that I probably need to learn unified English braille to read things in school! That’s something I have to talk about with the DOR.
First comment!
I use voiceover and I have a suggestion. Sometimes I find it easier to dictate.
Oh, it’s DRASTICALLY easier to dictate, and I DO dictate. But, I’m at the very beginning of learning to use voiceover, and part of that is learning how to edit and type within texts and apps.
Thank you for the suggestion-trust me, I DEFINITELY prefer dictation!