[Athen] Braille Types

[Donald Winiecki via athen-list]

Hi,

Normally, grade 1 materials are limited to early learners and very specific
applications like computer programs.
I would expect all college level materials to be in grade 2 unless your
student is just learning braille and has not progressed to grade 2
contractions. They will be the deciding factor.

I hope this helps!

Best,

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On Wed, Feb 26, 2025 at 2:36 PM Edward Martinez via athen-list <
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> I am working with a blind student and had some questions about braille

> grades. When using a braille printer, do you print for students using Grade

> 1 or Grade 2? From the research I have done it seems that for textbooks and

> longer form documents Grade 2 is the standard since in truncates words and

> allows for fewer pages. Is Grade 1 viable for a college level textbook or

> would that be too cumbersome for the student? I can understand Grade 1

> being used for in-class assignments but for a full textbook it seems like

> it would make the text challenging to navigate.

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