[BlindMath] [EXTERNAL] Canute 360

Mon Apr 4 23:23:53 UTC 2022

Hello,

Thank you for the answers to my questions.

I have a follow up question regarding translating documents into BRF
and PEF files. I have heard about converting to these file types with
people's experiences ranging from very easy to very hard. I know that
it depends on how the document itself is. Is it as easy as pressing
one button/writing a line of code in the command line or is it a more
complicated and visual process?

Thank you,
Nicholas

On 3/24/22, George Bell via BlindMath <blindmath at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> When you consider that Canute displays 9 lines of up to 40 cells, the
> advantages for specific subjects such as mathematics and music can be
> seriously beneficial.
>
> Creating BRF (Braille Ready Format) files is relatively easy these days,
> and
> unless you absolutely MUST have paper copy, can save paper.
>
> From a cost perspective, the cost per cell is a fraction of that of a
> regular display, so has it's place, even if in addition to.
>
> George
>
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> From: BlindMath <blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of White, Jason J
> via BlindMath
> Sent: 23 March 2022 20:38
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> Cc: White, Jason J <jjwhite at ets.org>
> Subject: Re: [BlindMath] [EXTERNAL] Canute 360
>
> On question 1: probably yes. It's a multiple line display designed for
> document reading, so it should be suitable for reading displayed equations,
> matrices, tables, etc.
>
> On question 2: you can use any braille translation software for this which
> supports mathematics and which can create BRF files. The accuracy will
> depend on the chosen software and on the nature of the source document.
>
> On question 3: it's a book reading device, not a braille display designed
> to
> be used with a screen reader interactively - so, to the best of my
> knowledge, it isn't supported by JAWS and it isn't really designed to be.
> The Canute isn't supposed to replace your braille display for using a
> screen
> reader.
>
> I have used one briefly in a demonstration at the CSUN Conference. Reviews
> and probably recorded demonstrations should be available on the Web. The
> refresh rate is fairly slow, but you can read the first few lines of the
> display while it continues to refresh the remaining lines. It's also
> somewhat noisy due to the mechanical actuators used. Only six-dot braille
> is
> supported. Some diagrams can be represented using six-dot braille cells,
> but
> apart from this, there is no graphics capability.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: BlindMath <blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Nicholas J via
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> Sent: Wednesday, 23 March 2022 14:15
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> Subject: [EXTERNAL] [BlindMath] Canute 360
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> Hello,
>
> I was looking into the Canute 360 and have a few questions about it:
>
> 1. Is the Canute 360 a helpful device to have for mathematics?
> 2. I read that the Canute 360 uses BRF and PEF files input into it. If a
> file is readable by a screen reader (for example a Microsoft Word or HTML
> file), is it easy to convert it into those file types?
> 3. Is the Canute 360 compatible with JAWS?
>
> I'm also interested to hear if anyone has worked with it before and their
> experience working with it.
>
> Thank you,
> Nicholas
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