[humanser] Accessible calendars

Mon Feb 2 22:00:15 UTC 2009

I use a Braille Plus by APH. It's the best notetaker I've used. It
doesn't have a braille display but it has the features of many of the
other notetakers and it is very small.
Beth Koenig
bethko at gmail.com
Director of Deaf Blind Services
Orange County Deaf Advocacy Center
2960 Main Street A100
Irvine, CA 92614
http://www.deafadvocacy.org/dbs
Health, safety, and productivity are the cornerstones of independence.
At the Orange County Deaf Advocacy Center we provide the training and
services necessary for the deaf and disabled to achieve equality and
independence in all areas of life.

On Mon, Feb 2, 2009 at 5:36 AM, JD Townsend <43210 at bellsouth.net> wrote:
>
> Hi Mary:
>
> The main three PDAs are the BrailleNote by Humanware;  the PackMate by
> Freedom Scientific;  and the BrailleSense by GW Micro.  All three have
> models with braille displays and speech output.  All have models with
> braille or with querty (small) computer-style keyboards.
>
> I suggest that you check these devices out on the internet and in person.
> Your local NFB meeting will find you several folks with these devices and
> state and national conventions will show give you time for hands-on play.
>
> It contains a word processor, the planner, address book, book reader,
> database, music player, email, internet, instant messageer, FM radio, games
> and other features.  It may be used as a braille display for a PC or for GPS
> navigation.  It costs a bundle, but is worth the debt.
>
>
>
> JD Townsend, LCSW
> Daytona Beach, Florida, Earth, Sol System
> Helping the light dependent to see.
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary Chappell" <mtc5 at cox.net>
> To: "Human Services Mailing List" <humanser at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Sunday, February 01, 2009 9:57 PM
> Subject: Re: [humanser] Accessible calendars
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>
>> JD,
>> Please tell us more about the PDA's that are accessible for the blind.
>> Mary
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "JD Townsend" <43210 at bellsouth.net>
>> To: "Human Services Mailing List" <humanser at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Sunday, February 01, 2009 8:18 PM
>> Subject: Re: [humanser] Accessible calendars
>>
>>
>>>
>>> Hi Carmela:
>>>
>>> I would be completely lost without my BrailleNote for the Planner alone.
>>> I frequently have seven scheduled appointments a day and without it I'd
>>> be
>>> in LaLa Land.  It also holds addresses and holds my biopsychosocial and
>>> session notes until they get transferred to my desktop.  I encourage you
>>> to get one of the PDA's made for the blind, your state Blind Services
>>> should help you with this.  I have not found that, for me, the PC based
>>> appointment books are nearly as helpful.
>>>
>>> Best of luck.
>>>
>>>
>>> JD Townsend, LCSW
>>> Daytona Beach, Florida, Earth, Sol System
>>> Helping the light dependent to see.
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carmella D Broome"
>>> <cdbroome at worldnet.att.net>
>>> To: "Human Services Mailing List" <humanser at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Sunday, February 01, 2009 2:41 PM
>>> Subject: [humanser] Accessible calendars
>>>
>>>
>>>> Does anyone know of  a program I can download to have a calendar I can
>>>> get into at any time on my computer for  noting appointments and
>>>> checking
>>>> dates, etc. I'm getting really busy with  book stuff and other apts and
>>>> just need a good calendar I can open in  Word or something.  Any ideas?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks.
>>>> Carmella
>>>> Carmella Broome, Ed.S., LPC, LMFT/I
>>>> Crossroads Counseling Center
>>>> www.solutionsforlife.org
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