[Trainer-Talk] Embosser recommendations

[Barbara Johnson]

I have worked with two  Index Everest D embossers, which can easily produce two hundred to three hundred pages a day.  It uses cut sheet paper and is flexible about size.  The embossers are two to three years old and have had no problems.  They work well with DBT.  Index Version 5 is supposed to be able to produce a range of file types without DBT.  I have no experience of this, but Version 4's formatting wasn't up to speed for complex documents.  Version 5 is also supposed to produce good tactile graphics, but I haven't done braille graphics.  I'm a life-long braille reader.  I don't know the difference between rounded and pointed dots, but the Index braille is just fine; no undue resistance on the fingers.  The current distributor is Humanware.  

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Subject: [Trainer-Talk] Embosser recommendations

Greetings! 
While I am familiar with a number of embossers I would like to get the opinions of other professionals in the field. I am in search of an embosser that will produce interpoint braille (double sided), produce high quality graphic material, can be linked with Duxbury,  and can handle 200 to 300 pages per day. This embosser will be used to produce braille for mainstreamed high school students. An additional preference is that it produce rounded braille dots rather than pointed. This last preference is not essential, just simply a preference.  I don’t care how loud it is because I do not have that luxury, but I do care about speed. Finally, please note if proprietary software must be used for the braille production. 

I look forward to reading your recommendations. 

Answering on list may help others, but feel free to contact me off list.

Thank you and have a great day! 

Janet



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