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

[Sophie Trist]

I have to disagree that a braille display/iPhone is more 
portable. As Matthew said, it's two devices rather than one. This 
makes it less portable in my opinion. Granted, a braill notetaker 
is extremely expensive, but I think it's worth the investment, 
especially if you can get rehab to get it for you. A braillenote 
can serve as a braille display for the iPhone, a function I've 
found useful, but it can also act independently. If you want to 
write a note, you don't have to bother connecting your display 
and iPhone. You can just open up your notetaker and jot something 
down.

 ----- Original Message -----
From: Matthew Dierckens via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
To: Kerri Kosten <kerrik2006 at gmail.com>,National Association of 
Blind Students mailing list <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
Date sent: Fri, 10 Oct 2014 09:45:46 -0400
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Questions About Purchasing/using a 
traditionalblindness notetaker vs a braille display paired with 
an I-Device

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 Currently, I have a very old, very outdated Pacmate from 2007 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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