[blindkid] Ipad only

Amber Hall amhall973 at gmail.com
Wed Nov 12 16:47:59 UTC 2014


They've already bought the iPad for her. But she's the only one in the school with one. It's not a schoolwide thing right now. And the braille display is one we purchased for home.

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> On Nov 12, 2014, at 11:37 AM, Linda A.Coccovizzo via blindkid <blindkid at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> My girls are using the iPads with the RefreshaBrailles at school.  They are doing well with these because this is what they started out with and what they are used to.  I think though, especially my youngest, would take off with a braille note taker of some kind, and the Braille Sense devices are awesome.  If that is what your daughter is used to, I think I would push for the upgrade of that device.  I'm going to go out on a limb here, and say that the school is probably planning on purchasing the iPad and then using APH quota funds to get the RefreshaBraille.  Much cheaper then a new Sense.
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> From: blindkid [mailto:blindkid-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Penny Duffy via blindkid
> Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2014 10:31 AM
> To: Amber Hall; NFBnet Blind Kid Mailing List (for parents of blind children)
> Subject: Re: [blindkid] Ipad only
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> Oh and I assume the braille display would have braille input keys.  it would A Huge No without.
>> On Nov 12, 2014 11:27 AM, "Penny Duffy" <pennyduffy at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Abby uses an IPAD and a braille display because they have 1:1 iPads 
>> district wide and it works for her. There are things the does an ok 
>> job with and that's braille transcribing can have a lag.  Also the 
>> braille sense is always on and ready. I  am still on thr fence and 
>> Abby may need a notetaker someday. It seems silly to move your 
>> daughter to an ipad only if the braille sense is working so well with 
>> her. Do they have a tech eval to say the IPad is a better tool? What is thier reasoning?
>> On Nov 12, 2014 10:52 AM, "Amber Hall via blindkid" 
>> <blindkid at nfbnet.org>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> Hello, it's been a while since I've been on here. But I have a 
>>> question for parents of kiddos who are using iPads with braille display at school.
>>> My daughter has a braille sense. she's had it for probably four years now.
>>> She does very good on it, but the school is wanting her to go to iPad 
>>> only with a braille display. I'm kind of hesitant because I know I've 
>>> heard negative things on here about doing that.
>>> Any suggestions on what I can say to help my case when I present it 
>>> to the school?
>>> My daughter loves her braillesense. She's hesitant to go to the iPad 
>>> because a lot of times it doesn't work for think she needs it too. 
>>> And she is slow with it because she doesn't have a lot of experience with it.
>>> But they still want her to transition to only ipad anyway.
>>> Thanks for your help!
>>> 
>>> 
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