[Trainer-talk] Braille display questions

[Wayne Merritt]

Hi Sarah. You can use the Braille display from the Omni with JAWS, but
since it is not a Bluetooth display, you cannot use it with the
iPhone. You will still need your computer for Office content since the
iPhone doesn't currently offer much support for accessibly using
Office documents. Plus, you may find that you are able to be more
productive on a computer with JAWS than you are with the iPhone.
Though I use my iPhone for a lot of things, I haven't thrown my
computer out either. There are some things that I simply find easier
and quicker on the computer than I do on the iPhone, such as working
with Word documents or writing email. I could do email on my phone,
but I am more comfortable with doing it on the computer. When or if I
get a Bluetooth braille display, that may change.

Regards,
Wayne Merritt

On 9/17/12, Sarah <sarahandfamily at live.com> wrote:
> Good morning everyone. I purchased a Pac Mate Omni QX440  last October. I
> recently upgraded to the iPhone and find I really don’t need the Omni
> anymore. Should I keep the Omni, or can I do some of the same tasks with a
> Braille display? Is it possible to read BRF files with a Braille display and
> Jaws? Do most Braille displays support the iPhone? Is there a device that
> offers iPhone Braille support that I could also use at church to read my
> bible that is a BRF file? The Omni is too big to take to church. Is there a
> way to use Microsoft Office 2007 with I devices, or should I still use Jaws
> and my desktop computer to create these documents? Feel free to email me off
> list. Thank you.
>     Sarah
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