Category: Let's talk
This is just something I thought I'd ask. How many of you have either taught others to handwrite who are blind or have been taught? Do they teach hand writing in schools these days for us blind folks? Any of you done currsive writing it sounds difficult? What is the best way to teach someone that style if they have never had sight? I'd be interested to find out from all ov you what you think?
actually printing my name is the only thing I can do. I learned how to write cursive in elementary school, but they should of known not to make me do that, I can't tell you how frustrated I got with it, the capitals were one way, the lowercase were another way, they were all connected and I had to spend hours just trying to figure out what was what.
not to mention that it took me like two months to learn just how to print my name. in bright red marker so I could see what I was doing, but it was still annoying and gave me a headach.
It took me years to learn to write just my initials for my legal signature. It finally clicked when it was related to a full braille cell. something like for a g: draw from dot 4 to dot 1, down to dot 3, across to dot 6, up to dot 5, then halfway to 2. I use this relational braille cell method to sign my name and I am told it looks good.
Print is easier to learn than cursive. Even for blind people, i think, they should at least teach writing because its important for instance, when your signing a legal document or anything with regards to you, its important to know how to write at least your name. I know its hard to know whether your writing correctly or not. I still have some sight, so, i write a lot in paper. I have some suggestions to make it easier to learn how to write. You knows those alphabet puzzles for children? Those that are made in wood and that are carved in different letters of the alphabet, try to feel how it looks like, and try to make a mental picture on how it would look like if you try to write it in paper. Try writing the letter, and let someone sighted help you see if you wrote the right letter. I advice you start on printing, its so much easier than cursive. I hope it helps.
print was easy to learn, I had most of my vision when I was in elementary school, but at the same time they were teaching the class cursive, and cursive needs to die. the only thing i'll need that for is to sign my name on whatever needs it signed on, and that's all I remember of it anyway.. but it still needs to die because when I was trying to learn it when I was younger it was one of the most frustrating things I've ever had to do.
I sign my name in print using the relate each letter to the full braille cell method I described earlier.
I learned how to handwrite, first printing and then cursive, when I was six or seven. So I don't remember much about how I learned, except that we had some sort of kit that my grandmother used to make the letters raised so I could copy them. I've never been able to handwrite as small or as straight as a sighted person, but everyone who has seen my handwriting says it's very legible.
same with me, I used to see and be able to read what I write, but I can't do that anymore, but when I have had to write, my teachers say that is legible. it happened because my teacher wanted the class to write notes on a guest speaker she was having, and so I tried, but it was all a bit offline if you know what I mean, it started straight and then would go off at a steep angle. but I told her that I did the best I could and I didn't want to get penalized for not handing her notes, and she said that I wouldn't of but she gave me extra credit for the effort, there were three pages, front and back for them. it was interesting.
Well, I was taught to sign my name in cursive, and I do that fairly well. I have to, because I said maybe it would be easier to write my name in print, but my teacher at the time said, "No, that would make you look illiterate and anyonhe could forge it." So needless to say I'll still struggle with cursive if only to avoind getting my signature forged and looking stupid. I never had vision, well not enough to see print anyways. I have light perception, so everything I learned had to be with raised letters, and to be honest with you cursive is still hard to write. I wish that teacher had not made that comment, because then I would've been more willing to just sign my name in print because I know what print letters look like and my cursive signature is not that great or so I've been told.
I never learned cursive, but I do know how to write my signature. It's pretty small, and I still struggle with the last letter of my last name, but it's getting better.
I've heard that rusive is harder to do than print. I was taught how to sign myinitials using the Braille cell method. After three years of trying to figure out a way for me to write, my VI teacher decided to just teach my initials with the Braille cell way, so that I could conprehend it. Originally, they had tried teaching me all the letters of the alphabet, but we then decided to just stick with the three letters I should know. I'm assuming that it's print. I also use a signature guide that someone will place where I need to sign, so that I stay in the space provided. The more u do it, the better you'll get at it.
I learned print but now my O.T. is finishing up cursive with me. We've pretty much got my signature down, and now we're running outa things to do. :) Its pretty legible says everyone who reads it. As long as I know where I have to sign, I'm good.
this is why I'm glad I know braille. you cant screw up braille; its either right or its wrong. print, and cursive, there are so many ways to screw those up. I am grateful that I learned to sign my name though and for the braille cell method that finally made it possible for me to comprehend the 3 letters I need to know. I dont trust other ppl to sign for me; I'd rather do it myself. I actually know ppl whose legal signature is a letter x, and they never do it themselves. they'll just ask whoever, can you sign my x for me. not a good method of signing in my opinion. ok done with my tangent.
The only opportunities I got to learn how to write my name were at Braille institute. No, school didn’t teach me that. I learnt both print and cursive by way of wickysticks and hand over hand.
This lady Christina, basically force home visits on me, came to my house, demanded what I wanted to learn, and finally decided to teach me how to write cursive. So, for a few weeks she came over, and we did that. We went over my name. She was so bad about it, I was practically counting the minutes down. Funny? Yeah, it sounds funny, but it wasn’t. It was painful.
When I was in elementary school, I was in a VI classroom for the most part. I was taught print and currsive. My print is pretty good, but the only currsive letter I can remember is the easy R.
I was given a tactile book with all the currsive letters in it, and I had to practice a letter per day. Damn! was it difficult. I hated that shit. Print is so much easier.