[nabs-l] Obtaining a BrailleNote at an Affordable Price

[Munawar Bijani]

Hi Rahul,
With a good screen reader running, a small Braille display will serve you well. I recommend Focus 14. I bought the Smart Beetle from HIMS but it does not perform well with screen reading technology, so I am hesitant to recommend it for professional use.


> On May 1, 2016, at 6:32 AM, Rahul Bajaj via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi All,
> 
> I hope this message finds you well. While I principally rely on
> adaptive technology for performing all my tasks effectively, I have
> recently come to realize that Braille can also be immensely useful in
> several contexts. More specifically, as a lawyer, I think I would
> immensely benefit from Braille in situations where I am required to
> read something verbatim from a document or seamlessly refer to some
> pointers for a presentation.
> However, the BrailleNote, which as per my understanding would be the
> most effective tool in such contexts, is prohibitively expensive, more
> so for me since I live in India and the device is simply unaffordable
> when one converts the price into Indian currency. Therefore, I was
> wondering if anyone could suggest a cheaper tool for using Braille
> seamlessly or a way of procuring the BrailleNote at an affordable
> price. Anything less than 1000 dollars, ideally.
> Looking forward to hearing from you.
> 
> Best,
> Rahul
> 
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