[Pibe-division] re note taking

Brandy W branlw at sbcglobal.net
Wed Oct 19 19:45:39 UTC 2011


Hi, I have both an Apex, and an I phone, and while I use them together and it is awesome, I also use them apart. I had a problem with my adapter for the apex and have been able to do just fine with my laptop and Iphone and am quite happy with it. Sarah it is quite negative for you to say there no asp for blind people. The following aps work with voice over and work for many purposes. I can use the alarm, calendar, note taking, voice memos, weather, money identifier, clocks and timers, a few games, email, tenting, Internet as if the site works for others on Iphones voice over reads it, Facebook, paypal, and several more. So to say there are not aps for blind people is nuts. I also have the color identifier and while it isn't perfect I still have a 3g and plan to get the 4s once my business is reopened in my new town. I'm also interested in the ap that will read documents but haven't got it. O I also use navagon it works in that I can get directions, phone numbers, websites, and more.

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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Dr. Denise M. Robinson 
  To: Professionals in Blindness Education Division List 
  Sent: Wednesday, October 19, 2011 2:29 PM
  Subject: Re: [Pibe-division] re note taking


  Sara
  If you used the refreshabraille, you would never even need to touch the screen on an iphone...it can all be done through the tiny display. I believe the point is, if you want to be really portable, an iphone and refreshabraille display will let you go anywhere and do just about anything, connect to the internet, do email, etc and put it in a small purse....that easy, that portable

         Denise 

  Denise M. Robinson, TVI, Ph.D. 
  CEO, TechVision
  Specialist in blind technology/teaching/training
  email:  yourtechvision at gmail.com
  Website with hundreds of lessons: yourtechvision.com 







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    From: Sara Rooz <sararooz at gmail.com>
    To: pibe-division at nfbnet.org
    Sent: Wednesday, October 19, 2011 12:24 PM
    Subject: [Pibe-division] re note taking


    Hi Fellow Educators and blind consumers: 
    Below is my opinion about note taking. To my knowledge the ipad and  the iphone do not have many apps for blind users. It's true that aph rerreshabraille costs $1,800 with 18 cells. But Freedom Scientific sells a braille display that can be connected to the computer, but you would need to ask about connecting the braille display for hte iphone for $1,3395 with 20 cells of refreshable braille. Regarding purchasing a note taker or using a braille display with the iphone is a personal choice. I do not have the desire to use an iphone since the voiceover feature andand the need to tap to use the  touch screen do not appeal to me. I also use my note taker for personal and  professional use and prefer to store information in braille rather than in prprint. Freedom Scientific has great technical support and I do not see the need for me to get a Iphone or Ipad. I am ok using a computer with a braille display attached to write up professional documents and a note taker to store confidential information on in braille. Each person has different needs, so one option does not fit each person's needs. 
    Sara Rooz
    Certified Teacher of the Blind and Visually Impaired in New York


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