[blindkid] blindkid Digest, Vol 69, Issue 22

[Leslie Ligon]

Hi, Sue,

Regarding braille using a Mountbatten: Our son, Ethan (now almost 13)used
one in Spring of 1st grade through the end of 3rd grade. The BrailleNote
was introduced in Spring of 3rd grade for a transition period. This all
seemed to work well for him.

I asked him what he remembered about using it and he said it had a few
quirks. Biggest pain; when you hit erase for a cell, it actually moves
forward a space after erasing, so you have to then back space to have your
cursor in the right place. It helped him realize the page layout concepts
needed before moving on to the BN, where there is no tactile confirmation
of layout.

Hope that helps!

Leslie
At First Sight