[stylist] KNFB reader and tools for jotting thoughts/ideas

[Ashley Bramlett]

Eve,
If you want to learn and see a demo of technology to write and help organize 
information there are several ways.
Visit a lighthouse for the blind. Go to your nfb state convention where 
hopefully you will see vendors of products; we have that at ours.
Also, if you visit the national center for nfb, the technology center has 
lots of technology there and a knowledgable staff to answer questions.

-----Original Message----- 
From: Eve Sanchez
Sent: Saturday, March 03, 2012 6:22 PM
To: bjnite at windstream.net ; Writer's Division Mailing List
Subject: Re: [stylist] KNFB reader and tools for jotting thoughts/ideas

Thanks for the info. Is this something available through the NFB? I wish I
had access to learn about all the different tools available. I know there
are things out there to help, but ... Maybe that would be a good monthly
discussion group sometimes; "Tools for Blind Writers". Diolch, Ev

On Sat, Mar 3, 2012 at 1:10 PM, Brenda <bjnite at windstream.net> wrote:

> Eve, TheKNFB reader is a software package that goes on certain cell
> phones.  You snap a picture and it will read back the text.  There are 
> apps
> for the iphone but I think they aren't as accurate or take longer to
> process. The KNFB reader is still the best portable reader out there.
>  There are also software programs for scanners like Kurzweil (spelling) 
> but
> they are not portable.  The KNFB reader and required cell phone are
> expensive but used models aren't as bad.  Not sure about scanner software
> programs.
>
> I like to keep a variety of tools in my arsenal, hence I'm learning
> Braille.  I still compose in my head and never get it down on the 
> computer.
>  I thought I'd do better keeping my Penfriend close at hand, but the
> chemistry wasn't there.  I didn't want people to hear me writing down my
> thoughts.  The cell phone the KNFB Reader is on also has a recorder which 
> I
> don't make use of.  I'm hoping Braille will be a breakthrough tool for me
> for writing down ideas.  Like you I could bearly read what I wrote growing
> up.  I have a whole journal that I no longer have access to because no one
> can read what I wrote and I really don't want to share it with them 
> anyway.
> Brenda
>
> Brenda
>
>
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