[blindkid] Equipment

Amber Hall amhall973 at gmail.com
Wed Mar 2 13:47:56 UTC 2016


Melissa, 
I forgot to mention we have window eyes on our laptop. 

Is Microsoft office accessible?


Sent from my iPhone

> On Mar 2, 2016, at 8:43 AM, Melissa Ann Riccobono via blindkid <blindkid at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Does she have a desktop computer with screen reading software? Or a laptop?
> If not, perhaps this might be something to look into since she will not be
> able to do everything expected of her in college with an iPad alone--unless
> things have changed drastically in the past few years. She should be
> learning Microsoft office software, as most employers rely on this software
> and provide employees with desktop and/or laptop computers. The other thing
> that might be useful is a braille embosser for printing out hard copy
> braille. Braille displays are fantastic--I use one everyday--but if I am
> going to give a speech, or do many other tasks, there is just no substitute
> for hard copy braille. Unfortunately, along with the cost of the embosser
> comes the cost of the software which converts print documents into braille.
> So I am not sure if $1000 will cover everything. If she has a braille
> notetaker though, then she should be able to connect it directly to an
> embosser, which would save on cost.
> I hope this helps.
> Melissa
> 
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> From: blindkid [mailto:blindkid-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Amber Hall
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> Subject: [blindkid] Equipment
> 
> Hello
> I was wondering if I could get some suggestions on a piece of equipment for
> my 14-year-old daughter. 
> She has a braille display, and a Victor reader, an  iPad, an iPhone, and an
> iPod. What piece of equipment would you suggest we get for her with the cost
> of around $1000? (She's a very fluent braille reader of 11 years. ) She uses
> a braille note, iPad, laptop, Braille display, and a braille writer at
> school, which is all theirs of course. 
> Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.
> 
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