[Nfbktad] {Disarmed} FW: DOT, the 1st Braille Smartwatch-August eNews

Fri Aug 14 14:25:08 UTC 2015

Not sure whether Kevin might have posted this or not? If not, here you are.

Todd

Subject: FW: DOT, the 1st Braille Smartwatch-August eNews

Check out the link to the first Braille smart watch.

From: Brian MacDonald, NBP [mailto:contact at nbp.org] 
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Subject: DOT, the 1st Braille Smartwatch-August eNews

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August 2015

Meet DOT, the 1st Braille Smartwatch

 DOT, the 1st braille smartwatch
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g> ZD Net writes:

The iPhone has accessibility features that make it an effective tool for the
visually impaired. That's why the Dot, a Braille smartwatch coming in
December, is so exciting. It uses innovative technology that forms "bubbles"
on the "display" to write text for the blind. There are existing Braille
readers, but these tend to cost $2,000 or more. The Dot is expected to
retail for less than $300. 

According to Popular Science
<http://nbp.convio.net/site/R?i=3Mb5tA2hz6IktX0OxgxuJg> , the Dot can write
text at variable speeds to suit the owner. Looking like a cross between a
fitness band and a small smartwatch, the Dot writes the text in Braille
using four cells with six active bubbles each that appear and disappear as
appropriate.

Read more  <http://nbp.convio.net/site/R?i=3jGMLLCfYCYpexYX9bCu3A> about
DOT.

The Art of Proofreading Braille

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Job <http://nbp.convio.net/site/R?i=LJgy3BjlMU5OI9kO6Kr6tg>  section of The
Boston Globe's online edition.

Here is an excerpt:

It might seem that the need for a Braille proofreader is becoming obsolete,
especially with today's digital technology. But there's still a enormous
stack of printed materials being added to libraries for blind and visually
impaired readers.

In the past few years, National Braille Press
<http://nbp.convio.net/site/R?i=8fbuX6-PGQnfhfQxKMBsCg>  proofreader Amber
Pearcy has checked Braille translations for iPhone instruction guides, an
airline safety card for Southwest, a children's picture book, college
admission tests, cookbooks, and best-selling novels. 

Read the entire article
<http://nbp.convio.net/site/R?i=OGgFXfN7g-X5thdP5z-12Q>  at Boston.com

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Why I Love UEB!

For several decades, the discussion about changing the braille code to
Unified English Braille (UEB) has sparked passionate feelings. This code,
named for its inventor Louis Braille, has been around for over 200 years and
has served the blindness community well. Anticipation, trepidation, and
many, many questions still surround UEB.

Recently, NBP Publisher, Diane Croft, spoke with Steve Booth, a former NBP
employee and current Braille Specialist at the National Federation of the
Blind. When he proclaimed to "love UEB" we knew we needed him to post his
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