Many people think it can be substituted by speech synthesis, by audiobooks, by other things. It can't.
Voice is serial, it unfolds in time. It requires working memory. Braille is static. It unfolds in space, remains stable in time. It backs working memory, does not consume it. For things that require pinning down relationships (mathematics, music, programming) braile has clear advantages.
This is not to say people can't manage without it. I don't always use a braille display. But it makes things better: learning, accuracy, performance, speed.
Witholding braille from blind people is withholding literacy, it's denying capacity.
Thank you so much for your toots and the sharing of that article, that was so interesting !! I knew about the decrease in litteracy among blind and low vision people, mainly due to the digitalization of medias and the development of text to speech, but I did not know (even if I could have guessed) about all the barriers in learning and teaching Braille.
In the article you shared, I was surprised (though I should not have been, in retrospect) that the arguments "you would not make him blind" to not teach someone mobility skills, are precisely the same used for mobility impaired people, and all the "arguments" against using canes or wheelchairs. As if those tools were "giving up on disability", when they actually allow you to not give up on your participation in society. Not using them, is giving up !
Wow, I should have guessed that wasn't a unique blind thing; but of course it makes sense that to able society, an accommodation, especially if it's visible, if it sets you apart, is an unbearable reminder; when for us, it's how we get things done.
I LOVE how your toot made us both realize how similar it was for other parts of the disability community ☺️. The case of "wheelchairs (and other mobility devices) will make you lazy or is bad for your walking capacity" is sadly very strong among medical professionals and general public.
Whereas, as you word it very accurately, it should not be "one or the other" but "one and the other" and give the place for everyone to chose the most effective tools in any situation.
Fully agreed. I hardly ever use braille now that I'm done with public school, the efficiency gap is real. My top braille reading speed was 180 WPM, my screen reader reads at 910 WPM. That said, when I code, I see the code in my head in braille. It helps so much.
'According to a recent investigation by the Electronic Frontier Foundation, Draft One “seems deliberately designed to avoid audits that could provide any accountability to the public.”'
"That's when we learned the importance of correcting these AI-generated reports"
What???? Only then?! Something this obvious didn't came to their mind before that?! This is not some BS startup using AI for their meeting minutes. This is the effing police. Aren't those people aware of the fact that police reports require to be accurate?! Don't they know what a halfway descent defence attorney will do with their stupid report in court?!
"That's when we learned the importance of correcting these AI-generated reports."
That is outrageous. Absolutely outrageous. That should have been the plan from the very start, right? Rather than reacting when their AI turns out to be as stupid as EVERYONE has been saying all along? It's not a secret after all.
How many people has this department damaged with bogus AI reports?
I don't think this needs fixing. I think putting those reports in front of a judge with the mistakes indicating that officers turned into frogs is absolutely the most hilarious thing ever, and any police department that allows those reports to stand deserves the laughter it's going to get.(and the censure from the judge.)
Hey Guys, gals, people and pets, Satya Nadella is getting tired of people calling AI Slop output AI Slop. If everyone can stop that's be great as it is upsetting Microslops share holders.
Don't start calling Microslop Microslop or use the #microslop tag as it might burst the AI bubble and then Microslop might have to take SlopPilot out of Windows. As you know, that would be terrible.
Nobody at work knows I transitioned. Every place I worked at for at least a year, we doubled production and nearly eliminated safety incidents. We are leaders.
Since WWII (excluding Germany & Japan during wartime), the USA has repeatedly attacked sovereign nations across the world. Bombs, invasions, regime changes—often based on pure lies, always with zero accountability.
• What gives America this arrogance of power? • Who elected the USA as the undeclared boss of the world? • International law for others, immunity for itself. • Democracy preached, destruction delivered.
“Faith in God means believing absolutely in something with no proof whatsoever. Faith in humanity means believing absolutely in something with a huge amount of proof to the contrary. We are the true believers.”
“I feel that we should stop wasting our time trying to please the supernatural and concentrate on improving the welfare of human beings. I think that, uh, we should use our energy and our initiative to solve our problems, and stop relying on prayer and wishful thinking. If we have faith in ourselves, we won't have to have faith in gods.”
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James Scholes
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in reply to James Scholes • • •Verbal Kint
in reply to modulux • • •I knew about the decrease in litteracy among blind and low vision people, mainly due to the digitalization of medias and the development of text to speech, but I did not know (even if I could have guessed) about all the barriers in learning and teaching Braille.
Verbal Kint
in reply to Verbal Kint • • •Not using them, is giving up !
modulux
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in reply to modulux • • •I LOVE how your toot made us both realize how similar it was for other parts of the disability community ☺️.
The case of "wheelchairs (and other mobility devices) will make you lazy or is bad for your walking capacity" is sadly very strong among medical professionals and general public.
Whereas, as you word it very accurately, it should not be "one or the other" but "one and the other" and give the place for everyone to chose the most effective tools in any situation.
Quin
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