[Trainer-talk] cost of braille displays

[Bryan Schulz]

hi,

what's the point if it only has six cells?
how about these at companies offering payment plans and realizing not 
everyone goes thru dvr?

Bryan Schulz

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Josh" <jkenn337 at gmail.com>
To: <trainer-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 8:30 PM
Subject: [Trainer-talk] cost of braille displays


> Hi,
>
> So far the APH refreshabraille annd perkins seika display are the most 
> cheapest/inexpensive displays. But still $1695 is out of reach for people 
> on SSI. I think just as serotek has made the accessibility is a right or 
> air foundation and lowered the cost of screen readers, so should the cost 
> of braille displays be lowered.
> so I propose the following.
> make 6, and 12 cell models of refreshabraille.
> also make 6, 12, and 18 cell models of seika braille display.
> A 6 cell seika woould cost $400 or so. a 12 cell seika, $800 or so. If one 
> buys a 6-cell seika you could upgrade or buy more cells at a reduced 
> price. It's time, I think, that braille displays coost a under $1000, 
> rather than more than $2000 or so for a braille display.
>
> Josh
>
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