[nabs-l] Braille Embossers

[Loren Wakefield]

the juliet is duel-sided braille, whereass the romeo is single-sided.



-----Original Message----- 
From: David Andrews
Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2012 4:53 PM
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
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


_______________________________________________
nabs-l mailing list
nabs-l at nfbnet.org
http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nabs-l_nfbnet.org
To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for 
nabs-l:
http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nabs-l_nfbnet.org/isaiah5719%40mchsi.com