[nfbwatlk] FW:ILRUSurvey: AssistiveTechnology forPeople With Disabilities

[Mike Freeman]

BrailleNotes are supposed to sync with the iPhone and they do most of the
time. My BrailleSensePLUS used to but Apple broke the mechanism when it
updated the iPhone to iOS 5.1. Although we've told Apple about this numerous
times, it still hasn't yet been fixed. People often go on and on about
wanting manufacturers such as Microsoft and Apple to make their own
screen-readers. The example of the iOS 5.1 and the BrailleSensePLUS shows
the down-side of such a policy as this gets fixed on Apple's timetable, not
ours.

That being said, the refreshabraille works quite well with the iPhone.
There's a 12-cell display called the BraillePen which also works well and is
less expensive. But I'd hold out for the RefreshaBraille.

Mike


-----Original Message-----
From: nfbwatlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbwatlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Lauren Merryfield
Sent: Saturday, August 04, 2012 11:14 PM
To: NFB of Washington Talk Mailing List
Subject: Re: [nfbwatlk] FW:ILRUSurvey: AssistiveTechnology forPeople With
Disabilities

Hi,
I am so thankful to hear this!  I am one who needs her braille, too!  I can 
function using speech, but I still much prefer actually reading braille!

I just got an iPhone so I am struggling with it a little.  I was even having

trouble answering it so I called myself from my landline a few times to get 
it down and had a friend of mine call me too.  It would be neat to have 
braille with the iPhone.  I probably couldn't afford a refresh-a-braille or 
whatever it is.  I haven't heard of them before.  My old BrailleNote has 
issues, so I have a feeling it wouldn't sync with the iPhone.
Thanks
Lauren

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "debby phillips" <semisweetdebby at gmail.com>
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Sent: Saturday, August 04, 2012 10:34 PM
Subject: Re: [nfbwatlk]FW:ILRUSurvey: AssistiveTechnology forPeople With 
Disabilities


> Hey Mary Ellen, have you heard of the Refreshabraille?  It's a 14-35ll 
> display that apparently works well with iphones, etc.  I am trying to 
> connect with someone in Spokane to see hers but we're having trouble 
> because our schedules aren't meshing at abbl.  I'm not sure I would want 
> to read a whole book with just a 14 or 18 cell display, but I bet I could 
> learn to tolerate it.  Lol.  I want to read my email, download books and 
> other things the do it in Braille.  I'm a "visual" learner, I always have 
> trouble with those tapes in college.  But when I can actually read 
> something in Braille my comprehension increases tons.  And although I 
> enjoy talking books and look forward to being able to download them to my 
> iphone, I really want my Braille!  (Smile).    Peace,    Debby
>
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