[nabs-l] Recommended apps for the I-phone

Tue Jan 1 01:13:55 UTC 2013

that is y i am glad that i do not need 1. but i would love to c 1, as i never have, exept  on a note taker. but not for a phone or anything like that. i learned to touch type, when i was 10. on a type writer. my w p m is 50 1 handed. do to my other hand not working. 

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On Dec 31, 2012, at 19:55, "Ashley Bramlett" <bookwormahb at earthlink.net> wrote:

> Lavonya,
> unfortunately, all braille displays are expensive! Most of them are almost 2000 dollars, even small displays.
> I wish they were half that price so a working blind person could afford them. But an entry level sallary is about 30 thousand so this is hard to afford even if you have a job.
> If you are a student, vr may purchase a braille display if you justify a reason for it though.
> 
> Ashley
> 
> -----Original Message----- From: Lavonya Gardner
> Sent: Monday, December 31, 2012 6:24 PM
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Recommended apps for the I-phone
> 
> that is still a lot of money. good greef.
> 
> NOTHING ABOUT US, WITHOUT US. AUTISTICS RULE
> 
> On Dec 31, 2012, at 18:17, Arielle Silverman <arielle71 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> Maybe it was more like $1800, I can't remember.
>> Arielle
>> 
>> On 12/31/12, David Andrews <dandrews at visi.com> wrote:
>>> It is sold by American Printing House for the Blind.
>>> 
>>> Dave
>>> 
>>> At 04:59 PM 12/31/2012, you wrote:
>>>> Also, where do you get the braille 18 refreshabraille?
>>>> 
>>>> -----Original Message----- From: Lavonya Gardner
>>>> Sent: Monday, December 31, 2012 5:08 PM
>>>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>>>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Recommended apps for the I-phone
>>>> 
>>>> is braille 18 equipte with braille display, and how much is it. this
>>>> is for my 2 blind friends.
>>>> 
>>>> NOTHING ABOUT US, WITHOUT US. AUTISTICS RULE
>>>> 
>>>> On Dec 31, 2012, at 16:34, Arielle Silverman <arielle71 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> Oh and RefreshaBraille 18 is a great bluetooth keyboard for the iPhone
>>>>> and helps you get around the touch screen.
>>>>> Arielle
>>>>> 
>>>>> On 12/31/12, Arielle Silverman <arielle71 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>> What is BlindSquare?
>>>>>> I use Ariadne GPS and it is great for looking around and getting your
>>>>>> location or distance from a bookmarked point of interest, but it
>>>>>> doesn't give turn-by-turn directions. Navigon might but I'm not sure
>>>>>> how accessible it is.
>>>>>> Arielle
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> On 12/31/12, christopher nusbaum <dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>> Terri,
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Probably the best money identifier app is the LookTel money reader.
>>>>>>> For color identifying, try color ID free. And for GPS, try Navigon or
>>>>>>> Kapten GPS. Sendero Look Around is a good app for finding points of
>>>>>>> interest, although it doesn't have a built-in GPS. If you have any
>>>>>>> questions about the iPhone as you start using it, please feel free to
>>>>>>> contact me. Happy new year!
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Chris Nusbaum
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> On Dec 31, 2012, at 3:00 PM, trising <trising at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>         Hello, both my husband and I are totally blind. We recently
>>>>>>>> acquired two versions of I-phone, an I-phone 3 and a 4 S. We also
>>>>>>>> recently
>>>>>>>> acquired a Refreshabraille 18. I am struggling with the touch screen,
>>>>>>>> but
>>>>>>>> my
>>>>>>>> husband is always a wiz with technology. Since this is very new to us,
>>>>>>>> will
>>>>>>>> you all recommend some high quality apps for a money identifier, a
>>>>>>>> color
>>>>>>>> identifier, and a GPS that are very usable for blind people who are
>>>>>>>> new
>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>> the I-phone? Thanks for any assistance you can give.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Sincerely,
>>>>>>>> Terri Wilcox
>>> 
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