[blindkid] Stand Alone Braille Display for Academics

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Great points Robert, and glad Dr. V posted this very important question. 


What would be the best 40 cell display? My daughter uses the APH 18 cell display and it is adequate, http://tech.aph.org/rbd_info.htm, but surely a 40 cell display would be better in many ways.


Heidi



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Hello:

     My view of a braille display is that it gives me access to the
printed
word in the same way a screen gives access for the sighted. Sighted
people
don't listen to their PCs talk to get work done, why should blind
people? A
braille display gives rapid access to the form of the printed word. A
reader
can see the punctuation much more easily than can be done with speech.
If a
student is going to do math or science seeing the numbers is very
important.
For computer classes, a braille display is a must.
If you want to
read NLS braille files, a 40 cell display is best.


Regards,

Robert

P.
S.
    I use JAWS with an 80 cell display.

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Hi All,
Hope you all had great summers.
The braille displays we
check out in the exhibit hall at convention were
pretty cool.
I know a
BrailleNote can be also be used, but the stand-alone units seem to
offer
addition advantages & flexibility.
For those of you who have successfully
gotten the standalone braille
displays to hook up to laptops, desktops & iPads
etc - how did you justify
the need? or what wording would you suggest using to
justify the
need?
Thanks
Eric
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