Hi yet again, Richard!  This is the last installment in the current series:   
      
   [re learning Braille]   
   RW>  even if the daughter is reluctant the parents need to   
   RW>  push.  tHe rest of her life depends upon her developing   
   RW>  literacy tools,   
      
      
             That's my take on it....  :-)   
      
      
      
   RW>  and even if she mainly uses braille to make notes for   
   RW>  herself and to label household items such as canned   
   RW>  goods, medicines, etc. it's a tool she can't afford to   
   RW>  be without.   
      
      
             The more you can do for yourself, the less you're dependent on other   
   people... who may or may not have a clue what's going on in your life... to do   
   it for you.  You've captured my philosophy of education in a nutshell....  :-)   
      
      
      
   RW>  YEs tools such as the handheld reader in a cell phone   
   RW>  developed by Ray Kurzweil and the NFB in partnership   
   RW>  are available,   
      
      
             All sorts of wonderful things are available nowadays... for a price!   
   If you're under eighteen there are various charities who may help finance such   
   things.  If you're no longer so cute & appealing you may find yourself on your   
   own.  Either way, the ability to read Braille does give you more options.  :-)   
      
      
      
   RW>  but there's nothing like being able to use the blind   
   RW>  person's equivalent of a pencil to make notes or label   
   RW>  items that need labels, batteries not required!   
      
      
             Yes.  As I grow older I find myself developing more appreciation for   
   what my ancestors did.  My parents were reducing, re-using, and recycling long   
   before these terms were in fashion.  I'm glad I acquired such down-home skills   
   as making compost & cooking from scratch with minimal equipment.  And I'm glad   
   things were built to last years ago because I don't enjoy shopping... unless I   
   luck into situations where one person's trash may be another's treasure.  :-))   
      
      
      
      
   --- timEd/386 1.10.y2k+   
    * Origin: Wits' End, Vancouver CANADA (1:153/716)