[Trainer-talk] Braille display questions

[Michael D. Barber]

I use the Braille Pen 12 a lot and it serves me well.  The braille is very
crisp.  The joy stick makes navigation a snap.  I know Larry Lewis of
Flying-Blind, LLC cells them as well as Earle Harrison of Triumph
Technologies.

Cordially,
Michael D. Barber
(515) 771-8348

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[mailto:trainer-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Herrin, Amber
Sent: Friday, September 21, 2012 9:19 PM
To: List for teachers and trainers of adaptive technology
Subject: Re: [Trainer-talk] Braille display questions

Hi Sarah,

It is very possible to do many tasks on your iPhone, but as it pertains to
braille displays, the only displays that work with iDevices are bluetooth.
As I recall, the Pacmate displays are not, but are USB only, instead.  If
you had a different display, you could connect to your phone, but without
bluetooth displays, you would be better off continuing to use your computer
or even your pacmate for documents if braille is your prefered method of
reading and writing.

If, however, you would like to try to sell your pacmate and obtain a
bluetooth display, the Braille Pen 12 is very small and only around $1000.

I completely understand if something like this is out of your financial
scope, but thought I would mention it as a technical possibility.

Please feel free to ask me on or off list any further questions you may have
about this particular topic.  I'm happy to be of assistance when and where I
can.

Yours,

Amber H

On 9/17/12, Linda Bloodsaw <lbloodsaw2018 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Go to www.apple.com and search for Braille displays. One of the links 
> will give you a list of displays that are compatible.
>
>
>
> On Sep 17, 2012, at 11:11 AM, "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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Amber R. Herrin

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P: (513) 593-5855

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