[nabs-l] Portable devices for school

[Sophie Trist]

I know it's freakishly expensive, but for me, nothing can compare 
to the braillenote apex. The built-in braille display means 
EVERYTHING to me. When taking notes, I can't listen to my teacher 
lecturing and have a computer chattering in my headphones. Having 
a braille display as part of the same device I type on is 
invaluable for me.

 ----- Original Message -----
From: Josh Gregory <joshkart12 at gmail.com
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Date sent: Sun, 29 Sep 2013 21:33:27 -0400
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Portable devices for school

No… I don't think this has been fixed.

Sent from my iPhone

 On Sep 29, 2013, at 9:10 PM, Jewel <herekittykat2 at gmail.com> 
wrote:

 Really? I will have to check that out!

 Sent from my iPhone

 On Sep 29, 2013, at 8:59 PM, Kirt <kirt.crazydude at gmail.com> 
wrote:

 Jewel,
 I know I'm veering very off-topic here but I just wanted to 
point out that, near as I can tell, iOS 7 has come with the fix 
to the glitch you are referring to. That's one of the few 
positive things I have to say about iOS 7 accessibility… But 
that's another story.

 Sent from my iPhone

 On Sep 29, 2013, at 6:03 PM, Jewel <herekittykat2 at gmail.com> 
wrote:

 I just wanted to mention another problem with tablets, 
particularly the iPad. When typing in Braille, if you type 
something that is a contraction and pause too long, the 
contraction will expand. This means if you type bl, then pause to 
try to remember how to type the next letter, the bl will expand 
to become blind. This is a problem for students who do not have 
Braille code down perfectly yep. It will cause neverending 
frustration and may turn a child off Braille. I definitely 
recommend a netbook or laptop over a tablet for this reason. For 
those of us who already know the code, the contraction expansion 
is only a minor nuisance, but it can be very detrimental to the 
education of a student still learning the code. This expansion of 
contractions does not happen on a netbook or laptop.
 My two cents,
 Jewel

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 On Sep 29, 2013, at 7:08 PM, "justin williams" 
<justin.williams2 at gmail.com> wrote:

 Agreed.  The tablets really are to small.  I prefer a laptop 
with a full
 keyboard over the netbook, but the netbook works well.

 -----Original Message-----
 From: nabs-l [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of 
Arielle
 Silverman
 Sent: Sunday, September 29, 2013 6:15 PM
 To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
 Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Portable devices for school

 I think the netbook is a good and cost-effective option for word 
processing,
 email and other essential computing needs. Braille display 
connectivity is
 also quite possible through the Netbook's USB port, so that's 
probably what
 I would recommend. Laptops or Macbooks with bluetooth capability 
would also
 be good candidates although they are more expensive. I would 
vote against
 using tablets as I don't think they have enough computing power 
to act as
 good writing devices for blind students by themselves.

 On 9/29/13, trising at sbcglobal.net <trising at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
 If I could only use one device it would need to include a 
Braille display.

 Terri Wilcox

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