[blindkid] Kids' Preferences for Reading Electronic Braille?

Allison Hilliker AllisonH at benetech.org
Thu Dec 3 18:01:01 UTC 2015


Thanks for the info. How does your son like Read2Go with theFocus display? I hear mixed reviews of Braille with Read2Go, so I'm interested in his opinion. 

Bedst,
Allison


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Hi Allison,

I can't speak for what is trending now but my son used a refreshable Braille display (the Focus 40) paired with an iPad. He downloads books primarily from Read2Go and outputs them in Braille on the Focus. We recently downloaded the KNFB reader and have experimented with that to create Braille output. It works pretty well... except when it doesn't. :)

I hope this helps!

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On Tue, Dec 1, 2015 at 4:07 PM, Allison Hilliker via blindkid < blindkid at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Hi Parents,
>
> A colleague asked me a question today that I didn't have a clear 
> answer for. What is the most common way that K-12 students are 
> preferring to read electronic Braille these days? Are most students 
> still using note-takers like a Braille Note or Braille Sense? I 
> suspect this method is still very common, but I would guess that it is 
> less popular than it used to be. Is that true? If kids use 
> note-takers, do they prefer BRF, DAISY, or another file type for reading texts?
>
> If your kids/teens are not using a note-taker, are they using 
> iPhones/iPads with Braille displays, are they hooking displays up to 
> computers and using their screen reader with the display, or a 
> combination of those? Are Macs, PCs, Chromebooks, or tablets most 
> common?  And if the answer is that it varies, then which option are 
> your Braille readers liking best?
>
> Just curious. Thanks in advance.
>
> Best,
> Allison
>
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