[blindkid] Kids' Preferences for Reading Electronic Braille?

[Penny Duffy]

Traci,

yes She is also learning JAWS and keyboarding. I had them add that in.

On Thu, Dec 3, 2015 at 1:32 PM, Traci W via blindkid <blindkid at nfbnet.org>
wrote:

> 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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