[nabs-l] Some Questions About Attending College

Joshua Hendrickson louvins at gmail.com
Sun Dec 22 08:48:17 UTC 2013


Hi Kerri.  I don't know how rehab works for each state.  For me, if
you got rehab to pay for a braille-sense u2, that would be one single
device you'd have to carry around.  it would be lighter than a laptop.
 As for an EYEPAD with bluetooth keyboard, that would be separate
equipment.  The choice to buy one along with a keyboard is completely
up to you.  I know my pacmate that I had from rehab wouldn't work now
for my needs.  My unit wasn't broke either.  I'm hoping that rehab
will pay for my braille-sense u2 but if not, I'm trying to save up
money to buy one.  The pacmate that I currently have will be a trade
in which will give me about $800 off the original purchase of a u2.
I'm just trying to cover all basis just in case rehab wouldn't pay for
a u2.  I would suggest just calling rehab, and asking your counselor
some of the questions that you have.  Then you'd know exactly what
they would and not pay for.  Good luck.

On 12/22/13, Kerri Kosten <kerrik2006 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Everyone:
>
> Thanks for all the responses. They help a lot.
> I hate to say this, but I don't really like the idea of the whole
> laptop thing in class. I have hearing loss, and it would be a little
> hard for me to listen to the jaws with a headphone, and listen to the
> professor. I have hearing in only one ear, so while the earbuds I use
> don't block out all sound I'd really really prefer a braille display.
> What I figured is if I could get rehab to get me a new notetaker I
> could always buy an Ipad and pair the notetaker with the ipad or just
> take notes on the notetaker regularly.
> In order to justify to rehab to get a new notetaker, does my current
> one (an old pacmate) have to be broken?
> I don't believe my pacmate is technically broken, it's just that it's
> so old. It doesn't have an actual USB drive on it.
> It also has no built in wireless so basically it has no internet.
> It uses the windows mobile operating system which is like obselete now.
> I guess it does technically work though for very basic notetaking.
> If I purchased an Ipad and one of those cases that has a keyboard in
> it, would rehab still buy me a notetaker?
> I think I would prefer to have a notetaker such as the Braille Sense
> U2 to accompany/compliment whatever else I decide to use.
> I also may sound lazy, but my laptop (at least to me) is a little
> heavy and big. I have a case for my laptop and when my laptop is in it
> it makes it a little heavy.
> I've been told there are backpacks I could purchase that have a
> special place for the laptop and then the backpack also has room for
> other things, but I think I'm going to become very annoyed with trying
> to lug my laptop around every day.
> When I have had to travel and taken airplanes where I have to carry my
> laptop through the airport, it gets heavy and my shoulders tire
> quickly.
> Are the Ipads light?
> If the way to go is to use an Ipad with a bluetooth keyboard would the
> Ipad be lighter and less bulky to carry around than the laptop?
> Also, if I got the Ipad would rehab turn that against me and not
> purchase me a new notetaker such as the braille senseu2?
> Thanks,
> Kerri
>
> On 12/21/13, Joshua Hendrickson <louvins at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hello Helga.  I'm very surprised that your DS office doesn't have some
>> kind of scanner to scan books.  I wouldn't want my books in pdf format
>> either.  See if you could get your books in an alternative format like
>> word .docx.  What would probably work for you is if you could get your
>> books in daisy format, then you could navigate by chapters, sections,
>> and subsections, whatever markup the books had.  Check bookshare.org,
>> they are a great source of textbooks if you don't like learning ally.
>> You can get bookshare for free if you are a college student.  Also,
>> you can get learning ally for free, if you fill out a form over the
>> phone.  Basically, if you receive things like SSI or SSDI, then you
>> can get learning ally for free.  They don't advertise this fact.  I
>> was fortunate to find out about it.  Good luck.  If my college is open
>> on Monday, I'll call them, and see what I can find out.
>>
>> On 12/21/13, Helga Schreiber <helga.schreiber at hotmail.com> wrote:
>>> Hey Joshua, this is Helga. What would happen if my DSS office don't have
>>> a
>>>
>>> Senta machine to scan my books? But I would like to have them scan! What
>>> should do about it? I really hate my books in PDF format. I'll really
>>> appreciate it, if you could give me some suggestions. Thanks and God
>>> bless!!
>>> :-) from my iPhone
>>>
>>>> On Dec 21, 2013, at 2:58 PM, "Joshua Hendrickson" <louvins at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hi Lizzy.  What I used to do, was purchase my textbook from the
>>>> college bookstore, and give the book and receipt to my disability
>>>> support office.  The receipt was to show proof of purchase.  Then my
>>>> disability support office would scan the book or books I needed using
>>>> kurzweil.  Then I would get the book on cd in mp3 format.  I know now
>>>> my DS office uses dolphin reader and can put the books in daisy
>>>> format.  I wouldn't be charged anything to have my DS office scan the
>>>> books I needed.  At least for me, my textbooks were scanned and
>>>> proofed very well.  Good luck.  I would also agree that if you're
>>>> looking for a notetaker for college the braille-sense u2 would be your
>>>> best bet.  I'm going to see if my REHAB office will get me one.
>>>>
>>>>> On 12/21/13, lizzy <lizzym0827 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>> I just have a few more questions about text books to add to the
>>>>> discussion.  I know some of you said that your office of
>>>>> disabilities will scan them for you, but what have others done?
>>>>> Do you (personally) have to pay the person in disabilities scan
>>>>> for you or did they hire someone specifically to do this? Does
>>>>> anyone scan the books themselves using Kurzwhile? Is there a
>>>>> machine that can get the job done on its own? Is it usually a
>>>>> hassle to get the PDF versions of textbooks from publishers?
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>> Lizzy
>>>>>
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