[blparent] Braille Embosser

Sun Nov 29 13:36:05 UTC 2015

This is true but Iused to scan my mail and I was able to manage. I
think I brailled a few bills and bank statements and was able to make
sense of it after a little decoding in my mind and then after that I
relied on the scanned copy as long as it wasn't jumbled up garbled
text. I would sometimes check over the phone to make sure I got the
balance owed correct. I had an experience where someone who I thought
was a friend read some credit/calling card information, and either
copied it down or remembered it and made about $200 worth of charges
on me so I don't trust depending on sighted readers for personal mail;
besides, they start asking questions that aren't their business anyway
or wanting to take initiative and control over finances or they gossip
in the streets about personal matters. I really can't understand how
people say oh they don't even use or need hard-copy Braille anymore!
Some folks I now freely give out their banking infor and card pins to
others. that ain't myself! Besides, I have had those things stolen
from myself without even willingly divulging and I can't understand
how folks just freely give that sort of thing like that! It's
maddening because then if you meed up with their friends they think
and expect you to do the same! OpenBook worked for me and Internet
banking or over the phone bill pay well enough. there ae plenty of
other opportunities for me to use sighted help still. I never had an
Optacon outside of school available to me, but I am familiar withit.
When you've been burned, you can forgive but you can't ever forget it
and you mustn't allow that EVER to happen again!

On 11/28/15, Judy Jones via BlParent <blparent at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Yes.  I got my paper there, and I also bought through a local printer.
>
> I used to naively think, before I had scanning technology, that it would be
>
> wonderful to, for instance, scan a bill, and, there you go, you have your
> readable bill.  Or bank statement.  Nothing could be further from the truth.
>
> In my job I use my Optacon to read incoming bills and statements.  Any OCR
> program is taking its best shot at what it thinks it sees.  I will always
> trust he optacon over any OCR to date.  I use the scanner for reading
> documents in more of a literary or narrative format, such as letters and
> reports.  but on any documents with grid-type lines, square fill-in's, etc.,
>
> OCR programs fall far short.
>
> Judy
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Danielle Ledet via BlParent
> Sent: Saturday, November 28, 2015 6:23 PM
> To: Blind Parents Mailing List
> Cc: Danielle Ledet
> Subject: Re: [blparent] Braille Embosser
>
> I disagree! I loved my Juliet. And paper wasn't horribly expensive it
> used to be the Independence Market sold about a thousand sheets for I
> think $40.
>
> On 11/28/15, Steve Jacobson via BlParent <blparent at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> Jennifer,
>>
>> What sort of background do you have in preparing braille documents?  I
>> don't
>> want you to make a decision thinking that some of what you want to do is
>> easy.  On the other hand, you may be very familiar with the associated
>> technology.  Generally, you can't just emboss a picture and have it make
>> much sense.  An embossed picture may not look the same to your son as a
>> printed picture.  Still, technology is constantly changing so I am not
>> saying that what you want is impossible.  However, when my kids were
>> young,
>> it just was not that difficult to put a braille label on print pictures
>> so
>> I
>> would know what was on the paper.  Using blocks and magnetic letters
>> worked
>> well for me to teach letters.  Twin Vision books were also very helpful.
>> I
>> had an embosser but just never found a reason to try to use it to
>> generate
>> pictures or raised letters because it was actually easier to use other
>> approaches.
>>
>> Also, as you probably know but I don't want to assume, you will need some
>> kind of braille translation program.  Bills that you scan will need some
>> reformatting to come out right in braille .  I find some of this kind of
>> work to be an interesting challenge, but not everyone does.  The point is
>> that you are not going to be able to scan and braille a bill without some
>> intervention.  Some bills may braille without formatting in a way that
>> they
>> can be understood even if they are not nicely formatted, but it isn't
>> something you can count on.  Some embossers come with translation
>> software
>> and others do not.
>>
>> The important thing is to have your needs defined as you have done, but
>> also
>> be certain you know what is required to achieve the goals beyond getting
>> the
>> embosser so you can choose wisely and prioritize your needs.  This is not
>> meant to talk you out of anything, just to provide some additional input.
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>> Steve Jacobson
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: BlParent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jennifer
>> Woods via BlParent
>> Sent: Saturday, November 28, 2015 11:25 AM
>> To: Blind Parents Mailing List <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>> Cc: Jennifer Woods <jenn.purplepuppy2 at icloud.com>
>> Subject: Re: [blparent] Braille Embosser
>>
>> Rebecca,
>>
>> I want to be able to print and emboss pictures with letters and numbers
>> to
>> help my sons learn his letters as well as emboss and have ink on his
>> homework when he gets older in order help him.
>> I also want to be able to emboss medical paperwork that as well as emboss
>> only notes that I need to refer to and bills. I plan to use it to emboss
>> notes that I take for class for times when we are allowed to use notes,
>> but
>> I am not allowed to bring in my Braille display since it has the ability
>> to
>> save work.
>>
>> Jennifer
>>
>> On Nov 28, 2015, at 6:02 AM, Star Gazer via BlParent
>> <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>>                What are your needs?
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: BlParent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jennifer
>> Woods via BlParent
>> Sent: Friday, November 27, 2015 8:00 PM
>> To: Blind Parents Mailing List <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>> Cc: Jennifer Woods <jenn.purplepuppy2 at icloud.com>
>> Subject: [blparent] Braille Embosser
>>
>> Hi I know this is not directly parent related but I'm hoping that someone
>> in
>> the education field can help me out.
>>
>> I'm wondering if anyone has experience with the Index Everette Braille
>> embosser?
>> Pros cons?
>>
>> Has anyone used the Emprint spot dot by Viewplus?
>>
>> I thought that using a Braille printer with one sided Braille would meet
>> my
>> needs but I'm quickly finding that is not the case.
>>
>> Thank you
>> Jennifer W
>> From southern CA
>>
>>
>> sent from my iPhone
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