{"id":544,"date":"2024-08-09T15:56:36","date_gmt":"2024-08-09T15:56:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.purpldiscounts.com\/?p=544"},"modified":"2025-01-01T14:56:54","modified_gmt":"2025-01-01T14:56:54","slug":"dotty-about-braille-my-journey-from-reluctance-to-obsession","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.purpldiscounts.com\/dotty-about-braille-my-journey-from-reluctance-to-obsession\/","title":{"rendered":"From Braille Beginnings to a Thriving Business"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I was born with a visual impairment. Some members of my family have a rare genetic condition that results in us having detached retinas, glaucoma, cataract, poor night vision and sometimes, like in my case, really poor peripheral vision.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because of this, I&#8217;ve been around braille my whole life, there wasn&#8217;t a time when a huge stack of braille books wouldn&#8217;t be lying around our house, they used to make great walls for our den building! My mum is an avid reader and overall braille whizz, and I remember her using the Perkins Brailler to help me do homework sometimes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When I started secondary school, they thought it would be a good idea to teach me braille. I&#8217;d already had a detached retina when I was nine and they were concerned if I had another, I may lose my sight. I must say, I had very little interest in learning braille at that time. None of my friends were made to learn it and I just wanted to be &#8220;normal&#8221; \u2013 I went to a mainstream school, I was very shy, and I didn&#8217;t want to stand out because of my poor vision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fast forward 29 years to 2023 and I found myself between businesses. I&#8217;d been self-employed since 2018 after being forced to leave my job as a Buyer due to having a condition called POTS. I&#8217;d run a business called Happily Rustic from 2018 \u2013 2022, and my new business ideas weren&#8217;t taking off. I was struggling with my mental health because I love to work, I didn&#8217;t like not contributing and I felt like a failure. Unfortunately, due to having POTS, I&#8217;m not able to go out and get a regular job, and I didn&#8217;t realise home based jobs were really a thing until my friend recommended that I look for one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How I Became Dotty About Braille<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To my great surprise, there were quite a few home-based jobs available, so I applied for a part-time role with the RNIB but you needed to know braille, I did vaguely know some braille, the job didn&#8217;t close for about 6 weeks and I had nothing else to do so I spent all my time learning braille and I became obsessed, I made and printed off flashcards, reference guides and test sheets. I got my husband to quiz me in the evening, I phoned my mum 10 times a day to ask questions and to check if something was right. She said I was &#8220;mad about braille&#8221;, which I guess I was! I didn&#8217;t get the job with the RNIB but it didn&#8217;t matter, it had set me on my path.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Being a typical entrepreneur, I knew I wanted to try and turn this into a business idea, at first, I wasn&#8217;t sure what I could do because I didn&#8217;t have access to anything to write braille on, but my mum very kindly gifted me her Perkins Brailler (a typewriter for braille), so I could get started.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.purpldiscounts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Dotty_about_Braille_Purpl_Blog_Image2.png\" alt=\"Hayley sat with her Perkins Brailler machine at a table. She has long blonde hair.\" class=\"wp-image-546\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.purpldiscounts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Dotty_about_Braille_Purpl_Blog_Image2.png 1440w, https:\/\/wp.purpldiscounts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Dotty_about_Braille_Purpl_Blog_Image2-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>My first thought was braille greetings cards, I knew from my own experience the options were so limited, not always accessible and sometimes quite expensive. So, I went to a local craft shop, bought some card blanks, made samples, took some super basic photos and opened my Etsy shop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.purpldiscounts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Dotty_about_Braille_Purpl_Blog_Image4.png\" alt=\"Braille card that says congratulations.\" class=\"wp-image-548\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.purpldiscounts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Dotty_about_Braille_Purpl_Blog_Image4.png 1440w, https:\/\/wp.purpldiscounts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Dotty_about_Braille_Purpl_Blog_Image4-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And I called my Etsy shop Dotty About Braille, remembering my mum had said I was &#8220;mad about braille&#8221; \u2013 I thought it was fitting and a nice play on words.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Plans for the Future<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Dotty About Braille has taken off beyond my wildest dreams, and that&#8217;s saying something because I dream big! Some amazing opportunities have come my way since launching the business, including being invited to 10 Downing Street and the House of Lords!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.purpldiscounts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Dotty_about_Braille_Purpl_Blog_Image3.png\" alt=\"Hayley outside number 10 Downing Street. She has long blonde hair.\" class=\"wp-image-547\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.purpldiscounts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Dotty_about_Braille_Purpl_Blog_Image3.png 1440w, https:\/\/wp.purpldiscounts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Dotty_about_Braille_Purpl_Blog_Image3-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;ve been on live TV (Steph&#8217;s Packed Lunch) and received orders from big names like the BBC and Mattel. 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