[Athen] Braille Types

[Robert Beach via athen-list]

Is there a reason why the student needs grade 1?


Robert Lee Beach, Assistive Technology Specialist
Kansas City Kansas Community College
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Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2025 3:36 PM
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Subject: [Athen] Braille Types

Good Morning All,

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.

Edward Martinez
Broward College

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