Hadley presents Contracted Braille Workshop 8: Lower Wordsigns: his, was, were, be. To begin, make sure you have your braille workbook with you. If you don't already have one, call Hadley at 847-784-2816 and we'll mail one right out to you.
Feel the braille in the top-left corner of the page. These new symbols are called lower wordsigns. Lower wordsigns use only the bottom two rows of dots in the cell. Dots two, three, five, and six. These lower wordsigns stand for the whole words his, was, were, and be.
Ed: Now that you've had a chance to learn a bit with us, we'd like to learn more about you, your name, email address, how you heard about Hadley, and your relationship to vision loss. Learning more will give us a better understanding of how to personalize Hadley just for you. And don't worry, everything you share with us online will be kept safe and secure. Of course, if you'd prefer to talk through these questions, we're just a phone call away at 800-323-4238.
Taking these few steps saves your preferences so you can continue right where you left off and track your progress every time you log on. Plus it connects you to the Hadley community, and helps sustain our funding to keep Hadley free of charge. And last but not least, it gives you direct access to experts like me. Now, where were we?