[nabs-l] Update on my schooling

Fri Dec 9 05:25:15 UTC 2011

Hi Joshua,
I'll respond on-list since others may be interested. I bought a
RefreshaBraille 18 from American Printing House for the Blind for
$1800. It's expensive, but cheap by Braille display standards. It has
18 cells. To be honest, I haven't used it as much as I expected,
mostly because I've just gotten used to using the speech. But it is
very small and portable, about the size of a deck of cards, and so
could be very helpful. Using the one earbud works well too.
Best,
Arielle

On 12/8/11, Joshua Lester <jlester8462 at students.pccua.edu> wrote:
> I'm not good with the Slate and Stylus.
> I had all kinds of trouble learning it, in Elementary school.
> As for the Netbook, if you used a Braille display, you wouldn't need
> the speech, as you're typing.
> This would work for me.
> I could turn it on, and the Braille display would have all of the
> stuff, popping up in Braille.
> I might check into getting the Netbook.
> How many cells does your display have?
> How much did it cost?
> Please E-mail me offlist.
> Thanks, Joshua
>
> On 12/8/11, Carly <carlymih at earthlink.net> wrote:
>>
>> JHi, I used a 28-line lonf slate from Germany to scribe notes in high
>> school. If you can get ahold of one of those, your experience with
>> the slate can feel much more productive. You can try GOOGL-ing
>> something like German slates or production of braille in Germany.
>> for today,
>> Car
>>
>>
>>   Peter Donahue wrote:
>>>Hello Josh and everyone,
>>>
>>>     I'd think that the Perkins Brailler in a classroom setting would be
>>> very
>>>distracting to other students. This situation is easily fixed by learning
>>> to
>>>use the slate and stylus.
>>>Peter Donahue
>>>
>>>
>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>From: "Joshua Lester" <jlester8462 at students.pccua.edu>
>>>To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
>>><nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>>>Sent: Thursday, December 08, 2011 5:31 PM
>>>Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Update on my schooling
>>>
>>>
>>>I don't take the lap top to classes, to take notes, because I have to
>>>have headphones, so that the fellow students wouldn't hear the Jaws
>>>talking to me.
>>>I can't hear my instructor, and Jaws both.
>>>I use the Perkins Brailler, in class.
>>>I have readers read my tests to me.
>>>Blessings, Joshua
>>>
>>>On 12/8/11, Carly <carlymih at earthlink.net> wrote:
>>> >
>>> > A thing is to record instructions of an assignment, meant to be done
>>> > in class then, go home and do it on the desktop. Then, you can either
>>> > print it, or send it.
>>> > for today,
>>> > Car At 09:35 AM 12/8/2011, Joshua Lester wrote:
>>> >>I have a lousy Acer Lap Top.
>>> >>I don't take it to school, because it's too much to carry around.
>>> >>Blessings, Joshua
>>> >>
>>> >>On 12/8/11, Humberto Avila <avila.bert.humberto2 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> >> > Hello,
>>> >> >
>>> >> > Do you have at least a laptop or a computer to get your school
>>> >> work done? Or
>>> >> > how are you handling  your studies without a note taker? I don't
>>> >> have a note
>>> >> > taker either; I used to have one in high school, but not anymore as
>>> >> > it
>>> >> > was
>>> >> > the district's. now I just have a laptop that was donated to me via
>>> >> > outside
>>> >> > sources. I can use it at school and at home with no problem,
>>> >> though I wish I
>>> >> > had a note taker. Its portability is never ever compared with a
>>> >> > laptop.
>>> >> > For
>>> >> > example I can use the Braille note / pacmate while riding the
>>> >> public transit
>>> >> > bus reading the material or studying as well.
>>> >> >
>>> >> > -----Original Message-----
>>> >> > From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org
>>> >> [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
>>> >> > Of Joshua Lester
>>> >> > Sent: Thursday, December 08, 2011 5:55 AM
>>> >> > To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>>> >> > Subject: [nabs-l] Update on my schooling
>>> >> >
>>> >> > Hi, it's Joshua Lester.
>>> >> > Well, one more test, and my semester is over!
>>> >> > I'm excited, because "Slowville," (Division of Services for the
>>> >> > Blind,) is now willing to cooperate, somewhat.
>>> >> > Next semester, they're going to try to get my books in Braille,
>>> >> (something I
>>> >> > had problems getting them to do, in the past.) They still won't
>>> >> help me with
>>> >> > the Pac Mate, but I digress.
>>> >> > I don't have any compressed video classes, but i have two
>>> >> > endependent
>>> >> > studies, for both of my Science classes.
>>> >> > I also have endependent study for College Algebra.
>>> >> > I have to sit in a classroom, on Tuesday nights, for "Health and
>>> >> > Safety."
>>> >> > I don't want this class, but I have to have it for my PE credit.
>>> >> > I can't wait to graduate, so I can get to my ministry training!
>>> >> > Blessings, Joshua
>>> >> >
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