[NABS-L] tech for college

[Louis Maher]

Hello,

When considering a note taker, consider the Orbit 20 (https://www.aph.org/orbit-reader-20/), whose $500 price is about one tenth the cost of other note takers.


Regards
Louis Maher
Phone: 713-444-7838
E-mail ljmaher03 at outlook.com

-----Original Message-----
From: NABS-L <nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Neel Sheth via NABS-L
Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2018 3:04 PM
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
Cc: Neel Sheth <sheth.neel.s at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [NABS-L] tech for college

Hello Maura, 
To reiterate earlier messages, I’d also highly recommend a braille note taker. It’s incredibly portable, and easy to use to take comprehensive notes independently without relying on speech output from a screen reader. With regards to a laptop, whether you choose to use mac or windows depends both on your familiarity with each, as well as your major. If you are going to be studying engineering of any sort, then stick to windows. For most other majors, A mac is also a solid choice. Personally, I do prefer using a mac, since voiceover has a very natural feel on the mac when compared to using a separate program as a screen reader. If, however, you do choose to use a mac, I would highly recommend maintaining proficiency in using windows, as windows is more widely used in professional settings. When in college, you should also cinsider getting a printer, since I have had many professors who want both an electronic and hard copy submission for assignments. 

Neel Sheth: Clemson University 
Phone: 803-420-2354
sheth.neel.s at gmail.com



> On Sep 18, 2018, at 11:03 AM, Maura Loberg via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> I am going to be entering blindness skills training and college in the near future. This year, I am working on writing letters to purchase certain pieces of tech. My question is, what technology did you find super useful in training and/or college? Computers? Notetaking devices? Braille displays? Screenreaders? Apps? I'm open to all ideas. I'm totally blind so magnifiers are out of the question. 
> Thanks!
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