Ezweni lanamuhla, ubuchwepheshe budlala indima ebalulekile ekuphileni kwethu kwansuku zonke. Busenze sakwazi ukuxhumana kahle kakhulu kunanini ngaphambili. Elinye lamathuluzi okuxhumana abaluleke kakhulu ucingo, futhi ikhiphedi iyingxenye ebalulekile yalo. Nakuba iningi lethu lingasebenzisa ikhiphedi yocingo ejwayelekile kalula, kubalulekile ukukhumbula ukuthi akuwona wonke umuntu ongakwenza. Kwabangaboni kahle, ikhiphedi evamile ingaba yinselele, kodwa kukhona ikhambi: okhiye beBraille abangu-16 kumakhiphedi ocingo.
Izihluthulelo zeBraille, ezitholakala kukhiye 'J' wephedi yokudayela yocingo, zenzelwe ukusiza abantu abangaboni kahle ekusebenziseni ucingo. Uhlelo lweBraille, olwasungulwa nguLouis Braille ekuqaleni kwekhulu le-19, luqukethe amachashazi aphakanyisiwe amele izinhlamvu zamagama, izimpawu zokubhala, kanye nezinombolo. Izihluthulelo zeBraille ezingu-16 kuphedi yokudayela yocingo zimele izinombolo kusukela ku-0 kuya ku-9, inkanyezi (*), kanye nophawu lwephawundi (#).
Ngokusebenzisa okhiye beBraille, abantu abangaboni kahle bangafinyelela kalula izici zocingo, njengokushaya izingcingo, ukuhlola i-voicemail, nokusebenzisa izinhlelo ezizenzakalelayo. Lobu buchwepheshe buwusizo nakubantu abangaboni kahle noma abangaboni kahle, njengoba bekwazi ukuzwa okhiye beBraille futhi babasebenzise ukuxhumana.
Kuyafaneleka ukuqaphela ukuthi okhiye beBraille abatholakali ocingweni kuphela. Bangatholakala futhi kuma-ATM, emishinini yokuthengisa, nakwamanye amadivayisi adinga ukufakwa kwezinombolo. Lobu buchwepheshe buvule iminyango kubantu abangaboni kahle futhi benze kwaba nokwenzeka ukuthi basebenzise amadivayisi avamile ayengafinyeleleki ngaphambili.
Ekuphetheni, izinkinobho zeBraille ezingu-16 ezikukhibhodi yokushaya ucingo ziyizinto ezintsha ezibalulekile ezenze ukuxhumana kwabakhubazekile abangaboni kahle kwabaningi. Njengoba ubuchwepheshe bukhula njalo ekuphileni kwethu kwansuku zonke, kubalulekile ukukhumbula ukuthi ukufinyeleleka kwabo bonke abantu kufanele kube yinto eza kuqala. Njengoba siqhubeka phambili, kubalulekile ukuthi siqhubeke nokuqamba izinto ezintsha nokudala izixazululo ezivumela wonke umuntu ukuthi asebenzise ubuchwepheshe ngokugcwele.
Isikhathi sokuthunyelwe: Ephreli-27-2023