[NABS-L] Braille Displays and Computers

[Seyoon Choi]

Adriana,

Great to see you on this list! I dug around the web and haven’t found any direct download links from APH directly for APH’s braille Trail but it’s highly likely that JAWS already may have support for this display built right in. Head to Braille under options menu within JAWS,, >> add braille display and try looking under there to see if you see any APH products listed. 
Did the display happen to come with any USB flash drive or CD? Those tend to contain appropriate screen-reader drivers for the display. I’m happy to do more searching and point you to the right direction. If you need further help feel free to reach me off list! :)

Take care,
Seyoon

Seyoon Choi (he/him/his)
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Parks College of Engineering, Aviation, and Technology
Saint Louis University
Co-chair | Outreach Committee
National Association of Blind Students
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(314) 650-8306

> On Apr 10, 2020, at 8:22 PM, Adriana Sky Mendez via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
>  The information was very helpful thank you. So I’d have to contact the company? know that the Humanware Brailliant is listed under the compatible Braille displays. Since I also happen to have one of those, (but I honestly prefer my Braille Trail Reader), what can I do in order to pair the Brailliant?  
> 
> Thank you, 
> Adriana Banos-Mendez
> 
>> On Apr 10, 2020, at 8:06 PM, maurice mines via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>>  Hello, now I understand what your predicament is better. It appears that the software to your device is proprietary. Here’s what I suggest one since your software is proprietary there’s no guarantee that it will work with JAWS. So you may have to contact Vaspra  technical support. Or help on this one. Because I’m not sure that that display is listed in their displays that they support. The same would be true if you  use Nvda. The other strong suggestion here is to read the manual that comes with this device. While reading the manual take note of any special instructions that are in the manual regarding Bluetooth pairing, and compatibility with mainstream screen reading software for Microsoft Windows. I hope this helps?
>> 
>> SincerelyMaurice Mines.
>> 
>>> On Apr 10, 2020, at 17:06, Adriana Sky Mendez via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Good evening students! This is Adriana again with another question
>>> regarding Braille Displays and computers.
>>> I have a Braille Trail Reader from APH, and I'd like to pair it to my
>>> computer. I do know that I need a USB cord, and I need to download a
>>> specific software. Can anyone please tell me what I can do to pair it?
>>> Thank you in advance!
>>> Have a blessed evening!
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