[nabs-l] ipad verses blindness products

[Chris Nusbaum]

Hi Ashley,

To the best of my knowledge, IOS products do support Word files.  
I'm not sure if they support both DOC and DOCX, but I know they 
support Word files.  They would probably support RTF files, as 
that is a universal file format that can be used and opened on 
all computers.

Chris

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 ----- Original Message -----
From: "Ashley Bramlett" <bookwormahb at earthlink.net
To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list" 
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
Date sent: Sat, 26 Nov 2011 13:07:46 -0500
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] ipad verses blindness products

Rj,
If you really feel an Ipad fits your needs, its easy to justify.
But most email attachments will be in Word or .rtf format.  I do 
not know if
apple products can read those.
I open attachments from professors all the time.  A Braille Note 
or PC can
handle Word or .rtf attachments.

Do you also have  a windows pc or laptop? I do not think you 
should abandon
your PC windows because the workplace uses them.  Keep up those 
skills.  Using
the Microsoft office suite is critical in
getting an office job if that is what you'll do.

Are you in school? If so, justifying an Ipad is easy.  Say its 
less expensive
than a braille notetaker.  Say you will use it for notetaking and 
whatever
else you'll do.  Say it will get you through school which in turn 
helps you
in your VR goal.

In my state, vr either purchases laptops, notetakers, or both; 
rarely have
they purchased apple products.
Let us know what you decide and if VR pays for it.

Ashley

-----Original Message-----
From: RJ Sandefur
Sent: Friday, November 25, 2011 11:08 PM
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
Subject: [nabs-l] ipad verses blindness products

Guys, I have a braille 'n speak, but I think it has bit the dust.  
I was
thinking of getting a braille note, but some one suggested 
getting an iPad,
or a laptop.  I did some research on the iPad, and here's what 
I've found.
http://www.apple.com/accessibility/ipad/vision.html
Do any of you use iPad's, and if so, who purchased it for you? If 
VR
purchased it, How do you justify need for an Ipad? Sincerely, RJ
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