[nabs-l] Portable devices for school

justin williams justin.williams2 at gmail.com
Mon Sep 30 02:46:48 UTC 2013


Yeah, but you have to hook that to a laptop and carrying both take up more room.

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From: nabs-l [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Josh Gregory
Sent: Sunday, September 29, 2013 10:40 PM
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Yeah but you can buy external braille display for cheaper.

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> On Sep 29, 2013, at 10:35 PM, Sophie Trist <sweetpeareader at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 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.
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Josh Gregory <joshkart12 at gmail.com
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> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org Date sent: Sun, 29 Sep 2013 21:33:27 -0400
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Portable devices for school
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> No… I don't think this has been fixed.
> 
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> On Sep 29, 2013, at 9:10 PM, Jewel <herekittykat2 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Really? I will have to check that out!
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> 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.
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> On Sep 29, 2013, at 6:03 PM, Jewel <herekittykat2 at gmail.com> wrote:
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> 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:
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> 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
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> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Portable devices for school
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> 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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