[NABS-L] NABS-L Digest, Vol 157, Issue 2

Sun Nov 3 21:18:35 UTC 2019

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Joe Mirander

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>   1. Which Braille Display Should I Get (Justin Heard)
>   2. Re: Which Braille Display Should I Get (Seyoon Choi)
>   3. Re: Which Braille Display Should I Get (Kendra Schaber)
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> Date: Sat, 2 Nov 2019 19:12:45 -0400
> From: Justin Heard <braillemasterjustin at gmail.com>
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> Subject: [NABS-L] Which Braille Display Should I Get
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> Hi there.
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> Since the cells on my braille display are fading, I am requesting a new 
> braille display, but I'm not sure which one to get. I need one that has 
> more than 20 cells, works well with Jaws and NVDA, and has internal 
> memory. In regards to internal memory, I specifically need it to read 
> BRF files without being connected to anything.
> 
> Thoughts?
> 
> Thanks.
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> Message: 2
> Date: Sat, 2 Nov 2019 22:07:30 -0500
> From: Seyoon Choi <blindinsider1 at gmail.com>
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> Subject: Re: [NABS-L] Which Braille Display Should I Get
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> Hi Justin,
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> I have a Freedom Scientific Focus 40 fifth generation which works great with JAWS, NVDA, amongst other screen-readers such as iPhones and more. The display itself contains a microSD card slot for built-in text editing as well as to open and store any BRF files. It?s not even close to a note taker, but is a nice add-on when basic things must be done in a pinch and you don?t wish to connect to any external devices. The built quality and all 40 cells are nicely built, and could connect up to 5 bluetooth devices at once, and with it being a Freedom Scientific product JAWS will love having that display connected. 
> 
> Hope this helps
> 
> Seyoon
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>> On Nov 2, 2019, at 6:12 PM, Justin Heard via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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>> Hi there.
>> 
>> Since the cells on my braille display are fading, I am requesting a new braille display, but I'm not sure which one to get. I need one that has more than 20 cells, works well with Jaws and NVDA, and has internal memory. In regards to internal memory, I specifically need it to read BRF files without being connected to anything.
>> 
>> Thoughts?
>> 
>> Thanks.
>> 
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> Message: 3
> Date: Sun, 3 Nov 2019 03:31:32 +0000
> From: Kendra Schaber <redwing731 at gmail.com>
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> Subject: Re: [NABS-L] Which Braille Display Should I Get
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> Hi all!
> I have a Polaris Braille Sense that?s ok pending on what you?re looking for. I had better luck with getting it to run with NVDA than with JAWS. If you do decide to get one, I don?t recamend HIMS because their costumer service isn?t great.  There is not a lot of information on the Polaris Braille Sense on the internet either. So, I do advise you to do look at the Polaris Braille Sense as an option, particularly with making graphs using math. I think that?s one of its strengths. Meanwhile, I think that the weaknessis outweighs their strengths. The reason why I pointed out the Polaris Braille Sense is so that you know that it?s out there and have a bit of a sense of what one is like while using one. I personally would take a closer look at the Human Where Note Plus that?s either coming out or will be coming out soon. I heard better things about the latest from Human Where than I ever have with the Polaris from fellow Polaris users.
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> "When the student is ready, the teacher will appear", Author Unknown. Thank you for reading this email! Also, please note that I have eighth grade spelling. I'm well known for spelling mistakes. Ironicly, writing is one of my gifts. Blessed Be! Kendra Schaber, Student of Chemeketa Community College, member of 350.ORG Salem, Vice President of the Oregon Association of Blind Students, Member of the National Federation of the Blind of Oregon, Capitol Chapter. Using either my Keys to go bluetooth keyboard or my HIMS Polaris Braille Sense, Using both Gmail and Outlook<https://aka.ms/qtex0l>.
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> From: NABS-L <nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org> on behalf of Seyoon Choi via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Saturday, November 2, 2019 19:08
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> Cc: Seyoon Choi
> Subject: Re: [NABS-L] Which Braille Display Should I Get
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> Hi Justin,
> 
> I have a Freedom Scientific Focus 40 fifth generation which works great with JAWS, NVDA, amongst other screen-readers such as iPhones and more. The display itself contains a microSD card slot for built-in text editing as well as to open and store any BRF files. It?s not even close to a note taker, but is a nice add-on when basic things must be done in a pinch and you don?t wish to connect to any external devices. The built quality and all 40 cells are nicely built, and could connect up to 5 bluetooth devices at once, and with it being a Freedom Scientific product JAWS will love having that display connected.
> 
> Hope this helps
> 
> Seyoon
> 
>> On Nov 2, 2019, at 6:12 PM, Justin Heard via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi there.
>> 
>> Since the cells on my braille display are fading, I am requesting a new braille display, but I'm not sure which one to get. I need one that has more than 20 cells, works well with Jaws and NVDA, and has internal memory. In regards to internal memory, I specifically need it to read BRF files without being connected to anything.
>> 
>> Thoughts?
>> 
>> Thanks.
>> 
>> 
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