[nabs-l] Questions About Purchasing/using a traditional blindness notetaker vs a braille display paired with an I-Device

[Matthew Dierckens]

Hi Kerri,
I am a regular user of a braille display/iPhone paring.
I personally like this method more so than a notetaker, because its more portable. Granted, you do have two devices, but if you want to write a note, write it in notes, and then if you need it for printing later you can simply email it to yourself.
It's definitely cheaper than purchasing a notetaker. I used two notetakers from 2000-2011 and got my Brailliant BI32 in 2011. As I said, the braille display and the phone works very well for the tasks I need.

God bless. :)
Matthew Dierckens
Macintosh Trainer
Blind Access Training
www.blindaccesstraining.com
1-877-774-7670, extension 3
work email:
matthew at blindaccesstraining.com
Personal email:
matt.dierckens at me.com

On Oct 10, 2014, at 3:44, Kerri Kosten via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Hi Everyone:
> 
> I believe I've posted a couple of threads related to this subject, but
> I really want to either get either a new notetaker or a braille
> display and pair it with my Iphone and have some questions.
> Currently, I have a very old, very outdated Pacmate from 2007 that I
> haven't used in like two years.
> Because the cost of a traditional blindness notetaker (such as say the
> Braille Sense u2) is like $5,000 I was considering purchasing a
> braille display and just paring it with my Iphone.
> Does anyone do this and if so how does it work for you?
> Is it a viable option?
> How does it do when you have to take notes in an hour-long class or meeting?
> Do most of the braille displays have a way for you to take notes on
> them internally or do you have to use an app on the Iphone for taking
> notes?
> Besides being able to take notes and read them in braille, another
> thing I really miss doing is reading books from say Bookshare, BARD,
> or I-Books with a braille display.
> Does reading novels/books from these sites work well using a braille
> display and an Iphone?
> Thanks,
> Kerri
> 
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