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- From: tnh@sw.stratus.com (Tim Hill)
- Newsgroups: rec.games.bridge
- Subject: Re: bridge for the blind
- Date: 22 Jan 1993 02:32:12 GMT
- Organization: Stratus Computer, Inc.
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- In article <1993Jan21.210917.21311@twg.com>, oldera@twg.com (Ed Alcoff) writes:
- > Here in the Bay Area, we have an elderly gent who
- > is blind and plays duplicate regularly. He brings
- > is own braille (sp?) cards and the club uses them
- > (minor complaints because the braille cards aren't
- > as nice as the club's cards and they don't fit well
- > into the boards).
-
- An alternative to using the Braille cards at all tables is to use
- ordinary cards at all but the blind player's table. Before calling
- the move for the second round, the director distributes boards with
- Braille cards and asks the players to duplicate the boards that they
- just played.
-
- This procedure is used for a player with very poor eyesight who
- frequents club games and tournaments around Newton, but she uses giant
- index cards rather than Braille cards. She also asks players to
- announce their cards and place the dummy as close as possible to her.
-
- The whole procedure works quite smoothly. With clear instructions
- from the director, getting all the boards duplicated after the first
- round takes only about five minutes.
-
- --
- Tim Hill
- Stratus Computer, Inc. tnh@vos.stratus.com
- 55 Fairbanks Boulevard 508-460-2232
- Marlborough, MA 01752 fax 508-624-7488
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