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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Thanks folks for your responses.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Just some follow-up questions…<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">What are students finding is the best way to read Braille on an iPad? Do they have a favorite app that they use, or are they simply opening a BRF file using a program like Google Drive or Dropbox. How is Braille
access in mainstream book apps like iBooks and Kindle? Do those work well, or are aaccessibility-specific book apps better?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">I have a similar question for computers. When a student connects a Braille display to a computer, whether it is through a note-taker or through a stand-alone display, are they typically using standard formats
like MS Word or HTML that is displaying in Braille, or are they preferring to open BRF files?
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">I realize that the most common answer likely is that it depends on what the class assignment is, but my question is more about preferences. I realize that most blind students do whatever it takes to access their
texts. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Amanda mentioned Chromebooks. I know folks can’t install JAWS on them, but I thought Chromebooks had a screen reader on them already. Are blind kids using that? I think it’s called ChromeVox, but I haven’t used
it personally. Does the Chromebook’s screen reader allow for Braille display access?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Just more food for thought. Please keep the responses coming.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Allison<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> PIBE-Division [mailto:pibe-division-bounces@nfbnet.org]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Amanda Gough via PIBE-Division<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, December 02, 2015 2:04 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'Professionals in Blindness Education Division List'<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Amanda Gough<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Pibe-division] Students' Braille Reading Preferences?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="color:#1F497D">I would say all of the above except Chrome Books.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="color:#1F497D">The problem with ChromeBooks is that you can’t store anything on them (including Jaws), so they rely almost entirely on aps.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="color:#1F497D">We have a number of students with multiple devices which they use for different purposes.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="color:#1F497D">The Braille Sense is popular with sighted teachers, because it comes with a monitor that transcribes everything into print.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="color:#1F497D">Each student is different, and once they are old enough to thoroughly explore and trial the technology themselves, they will often be the best judges of what they need.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="color:#1F497D">Amanda<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> PIBE-Division [<a href="mailto:pibe-division-bounces@nfbnet.org">mailto:pibe-division-bounces@nfbnet.org</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Allison Hilliker via PIBE-Division<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, 2 December 2015 11:12 a.m.<br>
<b>To:</b> Professionals in Blindness Education Division List (<a href="mailto:pibe-division@nfbnet.org">pibe-division@nfbnet.org</a>)<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Allison Hilliker<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Pibe-division] Students' Braille Reading Preferences?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Hi Everyone,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">A colleague asked me a question today that I didn’t have a clear answer for. Since you guys talk to way more blind students on a daily basis than I, I thought I’d ask here.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">What is the most common way that K-12 students are preferring to read electronic Braille these days? Are most students still using note-takers like a Braille Note or Braille Sense? I suspect this method is still very common, but I would
guess that it is less popular than it used to be. Is that true? If kids use note-takers, do they prefer BRF, DAISY, or another file type for reading texts?
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">If your students are not using a note-taker, are they using iPhones/iPads with Braille displays, are they hooking displays up to computers and using their screen reader with the display, or a combination of those? Are Macs, PCs, Chromebooks,
or tablets most common? And if the answer is that it varies, then which option are your Braille readers liking best? Does the answer change depending on whether they are reading a textbook or a recreational title?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Lastly, are any students preferring embossed hardcopy Braille these days, or is electronic the norm?
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<p class="MsoNormal">Just curious. Thanks in advance.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Allison <o:p></o:p></p>
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