[blindkid] Braille note or BrailleSense?

[Merry-Noel Chamberlain]

My teenage  daughter uses the Apex but she has never used the BrailleSense.  As a TVI, I know the push for the BrailleSense is so that sighted teachers can see what the student is writing.  (As a blind TVI, that never was a pressing point for me.)  I have one student who uses the Apex but mainly for communication since he has a paralyzed vocal cord.  At this time, I don't have any other students using electronic Braille note taking devices.  My daughter did 'play around' with the BrailleSense but ended up liking the Apex better.  Perhaps an option would be to go to an NFB National Convention or the National Center in Baltimore  and experiment with both?  Sometimes, the commission nearby or one of their counselors may have both where one can experiment with them.    
       From: Steve Jacobson via blindkid <blindkid at nfbnet.org>
 To: Amber Hall via blindkid <blindkid at nfbnet.org> 
 Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2015 11:11 AM
 Subject: Re: [blindkid] Braille note or BrailleSense?
   
You probably could get as many opinions as people who respond.  However, one consideration would be whether changing to a completely different 
company and learning how it performs functions is worth the trouble.  Unless there is something obvious that the Apex does that she needs to do, I would 
stick with the brand with which she is already familiar and go with the U2.  The Apex is nice, but I don't know of anything it does that one could say is clearly 
better than the BrailleSense U2 that would make learning some new commands worth it, but perhaps we can get others to chime in on this.

Best regards,

Steve Jacobson

On Fri, 30 Jan 2015 21:39:35 -0500, Amber Hall via blindkid wrote:

>My daughters friend is having trouble with which to purchase. BrailleSense U2 or braille note apex?
>She's in 6th grade, she had a BrailleSense before. 
>What r the pros and cons of both?
>Thanks


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