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Everyday Braille Writing, Numbers

Workshop 11: Hyphen, Colon, Dollar

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Hadley presents Everyday Braille Writing, Workshop 11, Numbers: Hyphen, Colon, Dollar.

Workbook Page 6: Brailling Dates

Let’s learn to write hyphens, colons, and dollar signs.

We recommend completing the Braille for Everyday Use, Numbers, Workshop 11: Hyphen, Colon, Dollar, before writing this set of symbols.

Go ahead and load your writing device with paper.

Turn to page 6 in your workbook to review these three symbols.

Feel the hyphen, colon, and dollar sign in the top left corner of the page.

We’ll first write numbers with the hyphen.

Sometimes dates are written using hyphens between the day and month and between the month and year.

If you need to review the rules for writing numbers with hyphens, refer to Braille for Everyday Use, Workshop 11.

The hyphen is dots 3-6, or the bottom dot on the first side and the bottom dot on the second side.

Recall that the hyphen ends numeric mode.

So, repeat the numeric indicator after any hyphen.

OK, let’s write.

Be sure to select Pause to give yourself time to write. And then select Play to get the next number.

On the next line on your writing device, write the date: numeric indicator-4-hyphen-numeric indicator-5-hyphen-numeric indicator-1967.

This is the date, 4-5-1967.

Move to the next line on your writing device and write the date 12-19-1999.

Did you remember to repeat the numeric indicator after each hyphen?

Now, let’s write the date 5-30-1942.

And now, write the date 3-15-2020.

When you’re ready to check your work, turn to page 7 in your workbook and select Next.

Workbook Page 7: Checking Dates

Feel the hyphen and numeric indicator in the top left corner of page 7.

You can check your dates with the braille above the line in the middle of the page.

How did you do? Are all your symbols written correctly using correct dot formations?

And do you have three numeric indicators in each date: one before the month, one before the day, and one before the year?

If you have questions or you’d like some help, reach out to a braille expert at Hadley.

Select Next when you’re ready to keep writing.

Workbook Page 7: Brailling More Dates

Now, let’s try writing a few more dates.

On the next line on your writing device, write the date 4-22-1987.

Then, write 2-28-2006.

Next, try writing the date 6-16-2016.

How about writing 9-5-1959?

Finally, try 10-16-1995.

Select Next to check your braille.

Workbook Page 7: Checking More Dates

If you’d like to check your writing, these dates are below the middle line on page 7 of your workbook.

When you’re ready for some more numbers, turn to page 8 in your workbook and select Next.

Workbook Page 8: Brailling Times

This time let’s write using the colon with numbers.

Time is written with a colon separating the hour and minutes.

And there are no spaces when writing times in braille.

Also, recall that the colon ends numeric mode.

So, you repeat the numeric indicator after a colon.

The colon is dots 2-5, or the middle dot on the first side and the middle dot on the second side.

On your writing device, write the time 10:12.

That is, numeric indicator-10-colon-numeric indicator-12.

Did you remember to write this without any spaces?

Next, you can either leave a space and write the next time or go to the next line and try 3:56.

That is, numeric indicator-3-colon-numeric indicator-5-6.

Select Next when you’re done brailling.

Workbook Page 8: Checking Times

Feel the colon and numeric indicator in the top left corner of page 8 in your workbook.

You can check the two lines of your writing with the braille on page 8, above the middle line.

When you’re ready to braille some more, select Next.

Workbook Page 8: Brailling More Times

Now, go back to your writing device and let’s try writing 9:45.

How about writing 7:30?

Finally, try 12:00, and remember to include the minutes.

Select Next when you have finished brailling.

Workbook Page 8: Checking More Times

Now, you can check your writing with the braille below the middle line on page 8 of your workbook.

Did you remember to repeat the numeric indicator after each colon?

Are all of your numbers, colons, and numeric indicators using the correct dots?

When you’re ready for some more numbers, turn to page 9 in your workbook, and select Next.

Workbook Page 9: Brailling Dollar Amounts

Let’s write some money amounts using the dollar sign.

Recall that the dollar sign is a two-cell symbol, dot 4, then s.

The first cell is dot 4, or the top dot on the second side of the cell.

The second cell is dots 2-3-4, or the middle and bottom dots on the first side and the top dot on the second side of the cell.

To write a dollar amount, first write the dollar sign, then a numeric indicator, and then the numbers with no spaces between them.

Recall that the decimal does not end numeric mode.

So, you do not need to repeat the numeric indicator before you write the cents.

And as always, just pause the audio to give yourself time to write each dollar amount.

On a new line on your writing device, write $86.

Again, dollar sign-numeric indicator-8-6.

Now, either space or go to a new line and write $275. That is dollar sign-numeric indicator-2-7-5.

Next write $4,931. That is dollar sign-numeric indicator-4-comma-9-3-1.

Finally try $50,146. Again, that’s $50,146.

When you’re ready to check your work, select Next.

Workbook Page 9: Checking Dollar Amounts

Feel the dollar sign and numeric indicator in the top left corner of page 9.

The money amounts you just wrote are all above the middle line on the page.

When you’re ready to braille more dollar amounts, select Next.

Workbook Page 9: Brailling More Dollar Amounts

Now, go back to your writing device.

On your next line on your writing device, let’s write $37.45.

That’s dollar sign-numeric indicator-37-decimal point-45.

Next, write $1,075.00.

Dollar sign-numeric indicator-1-comma-0-7-5-decimal-0-0.

Let’s try $25.66. That’s $25.66.

On the next line, write $94.59.

Finally, write $86,100.12.

This one might be a little tricky.

Again, it’s $86,100.12.

Did you remember the dollar sign, the numeric indicator, the comma, and the decimal point?

That’s great writing!

Select Next to check your writing.

Workbook Page 9: Checking More Dollar Amounts

Now check your writing using your workbook.

On page 9, you will find the amounts you just wrote below the middle line.

How did you do?

Did you recall that there is no need to repeat the numeric indicator following the decimal?

How about spacing? There should be no spaces within money amounts.

If you find mistakes, just try this activity again.

And if you want more practice, contact a Hadley braille expert.

When you’re ready for some more numbers, turn to page 10 in your workbook and select Next.

Workbook Page 10: Brailling Dates, Times, Amounts

Now, let’s write using all of the symbols you’ve learned in this workshop.

Use hyphens to write any dates.

And write all numbers with numerals, rather than words.

Just pause the audio to give yourself time to write each item.

First, write, “her birthday is 6-9-58.”

Now, write, “the party is at 7:30.”

On the next line, write, “1/2 off a gift is $7.50”

Finally, write, “meet me on 5-29 to chat.”

When you’re ready to check your braille, select Next.

Workbook Page 10: Checking Dates, Times, Amounts

Feel the decimal, comma, fraction line, hyphen, colon, and dollar sign in the top left corner of
page 10.

You can compare your braille with the braille above the line.

To braille some recipe ingredients, select Next.

Workbook Page 10: Brailling Ingredients

For the last lines of this workshop, let’s write some of the ingredients for a recipe for a birthday cake.

On a new line, let’s try, “1 cake uses 1/4 teaspoon (abbreviated tsp) salt.

Move to the next line and write, “2 2/3 cups sugar.”

Now, write, “1 3/4 cups milk.”

Next, write, “3 1/8 cups flour.”

Last, write, “bake for 60-65 minutes.”

When you’re ready to check your work, select Next.

Workbook Page 10: Checking Ingredients

You can now check the ingredients below the line on page 10 in your workbook.

If you have questions about any of the writing in this number series, you can always call a braille expert.

When you’re ready to complete this workshop, select Next to continue.

Completion

Congratulations! You’ve completed the Everyday Braille Writing Numbers Series.