[Faith-talk] Fw: (CookingAndTips) (The New Perkins SMART BraillerR)

[Paul]

Hello folks, Paul here.  Did any of you know about this machine? I sure didn't but, like you will read at the end of this post, it's too pricey for me and I would suspect for you also.  Perhaps they have a model at the International Braille and Technology Center here in Baltimore which I might just check out.  Thanks to my good friend Carol Taylor for this, and maybe it was already reviewed in a previous issue of Access World.  Paul
----- Original Message ----- 
From: Carol Taylor 
To: Paul ; twinaught at comcast.net ; Tom Kaufman 
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2013 12:01 AM
Subject: Fw: (CookingAndTips) (The New Perkins SMART BraillerR)


Thought this might be of interest to some of you.

Carol
----- Original Message ----- 
From: Trish 
To: tips 
Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2013 7:58 AM
Subject: (CookingAndTips) (The New Perkins SMART BraillerR)





The New Perkins SMART Brailler®

Perkins Products, a division of Perkins School for the Blind, 

http://www.visionaware.org/directory.aspx?action=profile&AccountID=1260

 

Perkins School for the Blind and American Printing House For the Blind introduces the new Perkins SMARt Brailler® - 

http://www.perkins.org/smartbrailler/

 

the evolution of the Perkins Brailler® from a low-technology, beloved classic to a high-technology learning and teaching tool. Its built-in video screen, combined with audio feedback, shows and speaks letters and words in real time as they are being brailled.

The SMART Brailler®, developed by Perkins Products in conjunction with the American Printing House for the Blind (APH), opens the door to a new, more intuitive way for individuals, both sighted and blind, to communicate, teach, and learn braille together. Now, teachers in a mainstream classroom can see what their students are brailling. Sighted parents can help their visually impaired children with homework. And students can discover the fun in their own braille education.

SMART Brailler® Features

The SMART Brailler® includes the following features:

·         A video screen for instantaneous audio and visual feedback, which displays SimBraille [i.e., printed simulated braille] and print

·         Text-to-speech from Acapela Group so that letters, words and sentences can be read back while brailling

·         http://www.acapela-group.com/

·          

·         Ability to edit, save, and transfer electronic documents via USB

·         Headphone jack and volume control

·         Operates as a mechanical brailler for extended use

·         Rechargeable and removable battery

The APH version of the SMART Brailler® also includes the Building on Patterns: Primary Braille Literacy Program: Kindergarten Kit software - braille learning exercises that offer easy lessons for anyone who wants to learn braille.

http://www.visionaware.org/section.aspx?FolderID=8&SectionID=115&TopicID=487&DocumentID=5845

 

The Perkins Products version of the SMART Brailler®, ordered directly from Perkins Products, does not include Building on Patterns but does include:

·         The option to use other languages besides English

·         The ability to download braille learning software for a fee.

Ordering and Availability

You can view an introductory video about the SMART Brailler® on the Perkins website. 

http://www.perkins.org/smartbrailler/videos.html#smartbraillerintro

 

Shipments of the SMART Brailler® began in September 2012.  

Cost:  $1,995 each when they first shipped in September, but it's hard to put a price tag on mastering communication and fully joining the digital generation.

**i'll be sticking to my old method, this is too pricey for me!

 

 

 

 

 

 


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