braillist

A master multi-lingual braillist she inspired the talents of many who joined her in her work.

Even the quickest Braillist takes at least 20 minutes to type a printed page, which usually translates into two or three Braille pages.

The braillist works with the six keys and the space bar to create the combinations that represent letters, numbers, and contractions (short forms of words and phrases).

Other times, I passed them to a volunteer braillist, Marg Huston, who was no longer brailling for the library but was happy to help Mae.

The rigorous examinations were to be delivered to CNIB in a sealed envelope and given to a braillist who had to swear page 153 not to divulge the questions.

"Helping Michelle was the highlight of my life," said the volunteer, Linda Stillman of Great Neck, who served as Mrs. Smithdas's braillist and classroom interpreter for five years.

I planned to come to Toronto once a week for the tapes and make the notes at the cottage and mail them to Donnie, the braillist, from Gravenhurst, the town nearest our cottage.

At first, the CNIB assigned five or six of the volunteer braillists to transcribing the notes, but by the end of the first term one braillist did it all, a much more efficient method.