How can learning braille be beneficial to a sighted person?
I am interested in learning braille as I thought it could be something useful to know at some point in my life (especially if I were to go suddenly blind).
But I was wondering how else can it be beneficial? Could I teach it if I were to learn it to a high enough level or be able to communicate better with it?
Many thanks for any useful answers 
Ooh! I’m a sighted person, and I know Braille!
Story is, I got interested and brought a friend along with me. We both learnt it (off this sheet), and both now know most of it. We sometimes communicate in class with Braille messages (we write it in pen and it isn’t really "true" braille through touch).
But yeah, Braille is fun with friends. But as you said, Braille might help IF you go blind. Also, knowing Braille, you could probably work with and teach young children with impaired vision.
And apparently, sensitivity of your fingers increase if you practise Braille (with touch, that is). So this might benefit you somehow…
April 4th, 2010 at 3:37 am
Only a sighted person who can read braille, can proof-read braille translations. Just a thought…
Ruf
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April 4th, 2010 at 3:54 am
Ooh! I’m a sighted person, and I know Braille!
Story is, I got interested and brought a friend along with me. We both learnt it (off this sheet), and both now know most of it. We sometimes communicate in class with Braille messages (we write it in pen and it isn’t really "true" braille through touch).
But yeah, Braille is fun with friends. But as you said, Braille might help IF you go blind. Also, knowing Braille, you could probably work with and teach young children with impaired vision.
And apparently, sensitivity of your fingers increase if you practise Braille (with touch, that is). So this might benefit you somehow…
References :