[nabs-l] Focus 40 use with iPhone

Doug Oliver oliver.doug1 at gmail.com
Wed Dec 18 16:30:06 UTC 2013


Yes, there are.
I have a Focus 40 Braille display from Freedom scientific, and it works 
beautifully.  I've not had any problems with it yet.
In fact, the Braille on it is very crisp, and fresh.

email: oliver.doug1 at gmail.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ashley Bramlett" <bookwormahb at earthlink.net>
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> it’s a small notetaker made by Hymns.
>
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: cape.amanda at gmail.com
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> No, what is it?
>
> Amanda
>
>> On Dec 18, 2013, at 9:28 AM, marissa <pianogirlforlife7 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>> Don't mean to intrude, but have any of you heard of the u2? I want one so 
>> badly, compared to the Apex, the Apex stinks lol
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Ryan Silveira <ryan.l.silveira at gmail.com
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>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>> Date sent: Wed, 18 Dec 2013 08:25:12 -0600
>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Focus 40 use with iPhone
>>
>> I honestly can't recall; I haven't seen a Focus in a while, but I
>> think there are thumb keys on the front edge of the braille display,
>> similar to those on a BraillleNote.  There are probably four of them.
>> I believe it's the two middle ones that will move you forward and
>> backward through the book.  If I am wrong and there are no thumb keys,
>> then there are probably two rows of really little buttons just above
>> the braille display.  The furthest right and furthest left buttons on
>> the bottom row will do the same thing.  I'm sorry this is so vague,
>> but I haven't seen a Focus in a couple years, so I'm just kind of
>> going from memory here.
>>
>> Ryan
>>
>> On 12/18/13, cape.amanda at gmail.com <cape.amanda at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Thanks Chris.
>>
>> Amanda
>>
>> On Dec 18, 2013, at 7:57 AM, Chris Nusbaum <dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com
>> wrote:
>>
>> To read a book line by line, just use the Braille display's thumb keys.
>> HTH.
>>
>> Chris Nusbaum
>>
>> "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own
>> understanding.  In all your ways submit to him and he will make your 
>> paths
>> straight."
>> Proverbs 3:5-6
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On Dec 18, 2013, at 7:08 AM, cape.amanda at gmail.com wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> Hello everyone,
>> Can anyone tell me how to use the focus 40 Braille display with my iPhone
>> to read a book line by line with VoiceOver muted?Amanda
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