[nabs-l] KNFB Reader

[Hope Paulos]

Can someone tell me which phone service does *not* work with the brands that 
run the knfb reader software? Also, approximately how much does the knfb 
reader cost?
Thanks so much!
Hope and Beignet
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jedi" <loneblindjedi at samobile.net>
To: <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2010 10:27 PM
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] KNFB Reader


> Jorge,
>
> I would recommend the KNFB Reader especially since you can save documents 
> as text in the phone and read them in Braille using a Braille display. If 
> you really want phone service with the phone, you could get a pre-paid 
> plan so it wouldn't be too expensive to maintain. However, many of the 
> phone's features are quite usable without the phone capabilities 
> themselves. Does that make sense? I definitely think my high school years 
> would have been much easier with a KNFB Reader on many levels.
>
> Respectfully,
> Jedi
>
> Original message:
>> Hi all.
>> I'm now starting highschool this fall in NYC, and I'm considering several 
>> things to get to be ready for school. I have different ideas, depending 
>> on what I noticed, but one of things I realized is that there are times, 
>> specially towards the start of the year, but it still happens that the 
>> Science or Social Studies teacher is telling us to read out of certain 
>> books and we don't have them or its not scanned yet, but we have to do 
>> the classwork for that day.
>> Do you think the KNFB READER would be a good idea to get?
>
>> The other thing too is that when we go places--restaurants and the like, 
>> the menus have to be read to me. Now don't get me wrong, I'm not against 
>> having things read to me when its absolutely needed, but the thing is, 
>> I'm always thinking - what if I'm by myself? Or with friends? With my 
>> parents its fine, and I'm sure my friends would never say anything, but 
>> if I can do this by myself why not?
>
>> What do you guys think? Is it worth saving up for a KNFB mobile device?
>
>> (getting the cell version is would force our family plan out the window 
>> cause we'd have to switch companies)
>
>> Any feedback is appreciated.
>
>
>> Thanks.
>
>> Jorge
>
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