[blindkid] Kids' Preferences for Reading Electronic Braille?

[Traci W]

My kids still "read" books via braille paper - the refreshabraille display
is only 18 cells so it frustrates my daughter since it is so short.  But
she does use it when editing her work on the iPad.  She uses google docs
for her school work.  I know there is a Focus 40 floating around our
district, so I'm trying to get it for her.  :)

Traci

On Thu, Dec 3, 2015 at 1:39 PM, Allison Hilliker via blindkid <
blindkid at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Hi Penny and Traci,
>
> What apps do your kids like for reading books or other text in Braille on
> iPads? What works best, and what doesn't work well at all? Just trying to
> get a snapshot of what kids are liking best these days. Rather than
> guessing at what options to recommend to others, I'd like to know what is
> already working for students.
>
> Thanks,
> Allison
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindkid [mailto:blindkid-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Traci W
> via blindkid
> Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2015 11:32 AM
> To: Blind Kid Mailing List, (for parents of blind children)
> Cc: Traci W
> Subject: Re: [blindkid] Kids' Preferences for Reading Electronic Braille?
>
> Penny, is she learning any laptop skills with speech software?  Just
> curious...  Mine are in elem and use iPad with refreshabraille too.
>
> Traci
>
> On Thu, Dec 3, 2015 at 1:11 PM, Penny Duffy via blindkid <
> blindkid at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
> > My daughter uses her an iPad with a braille display for most of her
> > school work.  She is in Middle school. She has never had a braille note
> taker.
> >
> > On Tue, Dec 1, 2015 at 5:07 PM, Allison Hilliker via blindkid <
> > blindkid at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> >
> > > Hi Parents,
> > >
> > > A colleague asked me a question today that I didn't have a clear
> > > answer for. What is the most common way that K-12 students are
> > > preferring to
> > read
> > > electronic Braille these days? Are most students still using
> > > note-takers like a Braille Note or Braille Sense? I suspect this
> > > method is still very common, but I would guess that it is less
> > > popular than it used to be. Is that true? If kids use note-takers,
> > > do they prefer BRF, DAISY, or another file type for reading texts?
> > >
> > > If your kids/teens are not using a note-taker, are they using
> > > iPhones/iPads with Braille displays, are they hooking displays up to
> > > computers and using their screen reader with the display, or a
> > combination
> > > of those? Are Macs, PCs, Chromebooks, or tablets most common?  And
> > > if the answer is that it varies, then which option are your Braille
> > > readers
> > liking
> > > best?
> > >
> > > Just curious. Thanks in advance.
> > >
> > > Best,
> > > Allison
> > >
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