[nabs-l] Using A Braille Embosser In College

[Bernadetta Pracon]

Hi Briana,
I had the same dilemma as you do when I was facing my freshman year of 
college a few years ago.  I never actually used  my school's braille 
embosser when I was in high school, but I had a braillist use it for me 
to transcribe papers, worksheets, and tests.    I was told that  
braille wouldn't be as practical in college too, but I'm a strong 
advocate for braille andI was determined to make use of it as much as 
possible. I ended up getting abraille embosser from my  state's 
commission, andI think I only used it once. It ended up hanging out in 
my dorm room, taking up a ton of space, till I recently got rid of it. 
For one thing, it's way too loud for a dorm room--at least the one I 
had was. Secondly, I never really had the need to emboss things, except 
for one class, where I had to read a speech. And even then, I could 
have used my Braille Note instead if I hadn't owned a braille embosser.
My advice to you is, even though getting an embosser may seem like a 
great idea, it's most likely going to be kind  of useless to you in a 
college setting, and you really need quite a bit of room for it. You 
should have them get you a braille notetaker or a braille display 
instead. Any of the ones on the market today are going to allow you to 
read things back in braille, so you can still keep up  with the skill, 
but without having to waiste room, paper, and without it being noisy. 
Plus a notetaker or a display is portable, whereas a braille embosser 
can only be used in your dorm or wherever you'd have it.

Just my two cents!!

All Best,

Bernadetta.

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