Chinese Braille

[Meng Lelan]

Is anyone here familiar with braille, mainland or Taiwan?

[sinosplice]

Not really, but I once met a guy who used it.  He said there was one kind that was like pinyin in Braille, and another kind that was just raised characters, which gave a better picture of the character structure.

 

Here's the computer he used to read (including Chinese, I believe; he was a ChinesePod user):

[Meng Lelan]

Oh, that's the HumanWare BrailleNote. I was trained on that during the internship and that thing costs $$$$

 

Do you have any idea how the guy learned Chinese braille - what textbook, what resources he used? The reason I am asking is a Chinese colleague is going back to China this summer and I asked her to bring back resources for learning mainland Chinese braille, and she asked if I had any title in mind. 

[sinosplice]

@Meng: No, I really couldn't tell you, but I should be able to put you in touch with the guy.  Just email me at my sinosplice.com address (john@), and I'll forward it on to him for you.

[Meng Lelan]

Awesome going to email you now.