[Athen] braille as a foreign language

[Robert Beach]

This is pretty much what I thought too.  I read braille myself and have never considered it a different language.

Thanks to all for their feedback.


Robert Lee Beach
Assistive Technology Specialist
Kansas City Kansas Community College
7250 State Avenue
Kansas City, KS  66112
913-288-7671
rbeach at kckcc.edu

From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces at mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Teresa Haven
Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2014 8:57 AM
To: Access Technology Higher Education Network
Subject: Re: [Athen] braille as a foreign language

Hi, all. Braille is a writing system, not a language unto itself. There are different Braille codes for different languages, just as different languages might be written in different scripts, but "Braille" is not a language any more than "the alphabet" is a language.

Teresa

Teresa Haven
Accessibility Analyst
Northern Arizona University

On Mar 27, 2014, at 6:42 AM, "Robert Beach" <rbeach at KCKCC.EDU<mailto:rbeach at KCKCC.EDU>> wrote:
Hi all,

I've been asked if colleges accept braille as a foreign language requirement.  I wouldn't think so, but thought I'd run it by others before responding to the question.  I don't see braille as a different language such as ASL, but I could be wrong.

Thanks for any thoughts.


Robert Lee Beach
Assistive Technology Specialist
Kansas City Kansas Community College
7250 State Avenue
Kansas City, KS  66112
913-288-7671
rbeach at kckcc.edu<mailto:rbeach at kckcc.edu>

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