[Trainer-talk] Braille display questions

[Dr. Denise M Robinson]

Another great thing about the braille pen is it is around $1000--truly the
cheapest braille display and as Michael said...it is good and works exactly
like the APH braille display too

Denise

On Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 7:30 PM, Michael D. Barber
<nfbiowa at qwestoffice.net>wrote:

> 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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> --
> Sincerely,
>
> Amber R. Herrin
>
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