[NFB-DB] I can connect items

[Scott Davert]

Hi Heather.
Good to see another ham radio person on here. I'm not very active
these days, but get on some of the digital modes from time to time.
There are a lot of factors that can determine why 1 person gets one
type of technology and why other people get something else. Are the
sisters you are talking about in the same state as you are? Different
states have different policies. It could also be that their use case
is different from yours even if they live in the same state. With
little info to go on, I could speculate until the next AADB
conference, which as you probably know will be a loooong time from
now. Anyway, to answer your question, I have a few of my own.
1. Does your iPhone meet most of your needs with VoiceOver other than
the need to understand the speech itself?
2. What tasks are you not able to do on your PC that a notetaker can accomplish?
3. What do you feel you could do more effectively on the notetaker you
have than you could on either the PC or iPhone?
If you can do what you need on your PC and iPhone well, but the speech
is an issue, I would suggest looking more at a braille display, or
pair of braille displays. The reason I would give as to why you need 2
displays is that 40-cell braille displays are much easier and more
efficient for things like reading long emails, exploring larger
websites, etc. A smaller display that is 14-20 cells is more portable
and is good for texting and other things you would do on the go. If
your assessor says something like: "You can do all of those tasks on 1
display" I would argue that you could, but that would be like asking a
sighted person to lug around a laptop to respond to text messages and
make phone calls.
That said, depending on your state, their policies, and the amount of
money they have left in their budget, they may only be able to fund
one display. It could be that the sisters received their equipment
when there was more money, that they have different policies where
they live, or.... when is that conference again?...

I hope this helps,
Scott kc8pnl/4

On 1/17/19, Heather via NFB-DB <nfb-db at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hello, I can connect came out today and they told me I had to choose between
> a braile note taker or a display. I am not sure why this is because my
> friend got both and her twin sister has both actually she got to notetakers
> from I can connect and an ipad pro.  But now they tell me I have to choose
> which one I want.  So I am looking for advice on which one is good with both
> the pc and a notetaker;
> I am using my old m-power that does not connect with anything it is about 14
> to 12 years old; cant remember which date I received it. I think it was in
> 2002 and they updated in 2006 or 08.
> I use my iPhone for almost everything and I use my windows desktop for the
> rest. So I guess this program is subjective, they give others a lot and
> other people have to choose the items and go with it!
> Thanks Heather
>
> "Blindness is a characteristic, not a handicap!" Dr. Kenneth Jernigan
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> sites:
> National Federation of The Blind:
> www.nfb.org
> An Accessible Online Library:
> www.bookshare.org
>
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