[nabs-l] BrailleNote Apex--Braille keyboard v. computer keyboard

[H. Field]

Hello,
In my experiece the speed whith which one uses their keyboard in not 
decided by the key-board one is using. This is determined by the 
profficiency of the key-board user. I personally am much faster on a 
braille key-board, even though my everyday method is the computer 
key-board.

I have heard the occasional complaint that the braille notetakers have 
slightly noisy key-boards in the lecture setting but disturbing others 
can be avoided by sitting up the front.
Regards,

Heather Vield




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From: "Serena" <serenacucco at verizon.net>
To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list" 
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Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2010 2:40 PM
Subject: [nabs-l] BrailleNote Apex--Braille keyboard v. computer 
keyboard


Hey nabsters,

I'm thinking of getting a BraileNote Apex, the latest in the BN 
family.  I'm thinking about the pros and cons of using a Braille style 
keyboard and those of using a computer style keyboard.  Besides simply 
being used to the keyboard you have now, have you found any pros 
and/or cons to using either keyboard?  One con of using a computer 
keyboard might be getting out of the habit of writing grade 2 Braille. 
(Don't worry ... I'll still remember my Nemeth Code when taking 
Statistics in the next year or two!)  Does this really matter in such 
a computer-based society?

Thanks,
Serena
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