[nabs-l] Braille Embossers

Joshua Lester jlester8462 at students.pccua.edu
Sun Feb 19 23:33:47 UTC 2012


Hi, Chris.
The high school still has my Braille Blazor, so I'm going to ask for it.
Thanks, Joshua

On 2/19/12, Hope Paulos <hope.paulos at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi there. I have a Braille Blazer that I'd be willing to sell. Please
> contact me off list if interested.
> Hope Paulos
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David Andrews" <dandrews at visi.com>
> To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2012 5:53 PM
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Braille Embossers
>
>
>> The Romeo was developed before the Juliet by some time, and is
>> single-sided embossing.
>>
>> Dave
>>
>>
>>>Unfortunately, the Braille Blazer was discontinued by Freedom Scientific,
>>>although I still have mine here at home.  I have a Romeo Attache at school
>>>
>>>and like it.  I also have a friend who uses and loves the Juliet, which
>>>comes from the same product line as the Romeo models; I'm just not sure
>>>what the difference is between the Romeo and the Juliet.  After all, their
>>>
>>>namesakes loved each other according to the play named after them, right?
>>>* Smiles! Joshua, you are still in college, so can't you ask rehab or your
>>>
>>>disability service office (I think it's called DBS in Arkansas) to help
>>>with funding for you to purchase a Braille embosser? Also, FYI, you can do
>>>
>>>your own embossing if you buy Duxbury or Megadots and put it on your
>>>computer.  If you decide to go with Duxbury and need some help with the
>>>keystrokes, just let me know! It is very accessible with JAWS.
>>>
>>>Chris
>>>
>>>Chris Nusbaum
>>>Email and Google Talk/Keychat (on the BrailleNote) ID:
>>>dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com
>>>Skype: christpher.nusbaum3 or search for Chris Nusbaum
>>>
>>>"The real problem of blindness is not the loss of eyesight.  The real
>>>problem is the misunderstanding and lack of education that exists.  If a
>>>blind person has the proper training and opportunity, blindness can be
>>>reduced to a mere physical nuisance."
>>>-- Kenneth Jernigan
>>>
>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>From: "Ashley Bramlett" <bookwormahb at earthlink.net
>>>To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
>>><nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>>>Date sent: Mon, 13 Feb 2012 22:26:12 -0500
>>>Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Braille Embossers
>>>
>>>Joshua,
>>>A small printer will do then.  I'd suggest the braille blazer if its still
>>>made.  All of the embossers are expensive; although if you do not get
>>>interpoint embossing, meaning two sided, its less expensive; try the
>>>juliet.
>>>
>>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: Joshua Lester
>>>Sent: Monday, February 13, 2012 9:59 PM
>>>To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>>>Subject: [nabs-l] Braille Embossers
>>>
>>>Does anyone know which Braille embossers are preferable?
>>>I like the Romeo, but it's expensive!
>>>I need one, so that the instructors can type up the test, and then
>>>they can put it into Braille, for me.
>>>I'd teach them how to emboss, but that would be it.
>>>Thanks, Joshua
>>
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