With the utmost respect and in the most formal honor imaginable, we welcome you all to the second day of hearings in the case of Line v. Page.
Today, Braille expert witness Clare , from just outside London, will present to you, esteemed co-judges, oh, pardon us: co-readers, a passionate closing argument in favor of the Braille display.
In doing so, she brings forth a number of highly sensitive and intriguingly relevant details that simply must be taken into account.
It is not entirely out of the question that further sessions will need to be scheduled in light of this new testimony.
We kindly ask you, dear co-readers, to examine the following statement of reading with the greatest care and attention.
Should any additional expert witnesses be hiding among our co-readers, wishing to contribute to the case, you may still reach us at: braille200@livingbraille.eu.
The Court of Braille expresses its sincere gratitude to the Honorable Clare.
Clare’s closing argument
I have to say how much I agree with Ute. Reading books on a braille display is the best thing to happen to me through technology.
Not only have I been enjoying reading books for pleasure since 2006, when I first mastered putting ebooks onto my old Braille Lite, but I now regularly teach using braille music scores on my Braille Sense, and most recently on my eMotion, which has 40 cells which means my music line never artificially runs over onto a new line. I have heard people say the action of reading on braille display is much more tiring, and some people even find the sharper dots painful on their reading fingers. I have none of these problems, and now find reading a paper book quite cumbersome, on the rare occasions that I have to do it.
I don’t understand why more braille readers don’t try reading on their Braille displays. You can also read aloud just as fluently as you can on paper, with none of the scrabbling to get the page turned without interrupting your flow. I am a one-handed reader, and my non-reading
hand just operates the advance bar. I hate automatic scrolling, as the line never flips over at the right time, and sometimes, when reading silently, I like to linger over a particularly pretty word or name.
You will notice I have mentioned another hot Braille reading topic: Two hands or one when reading Braille? I was never made to read with two, and if I try I find the whole business much more laborious. But someone else, maybe someone who teaches braille, might want to take up that
This hearing is adjourned!
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