Accessibility in general is always somewhat behind in these matters. Take
Talkback or Brailleback in the Android world, or the accessible phones there?
It's just part of life, and not necessarily such a big deal as Android matures.
And sometimes, being totally up-to-date can be less than wonderful. Several of
my iPhone using friends are very unhappy with the latest IOS.
The point to be considered here is the flexibility, freedom and utility that a
person can have, if they are a good braille user, with a braille notetaker. I
have been utterly amazed how blind people have been willing to disable
themselves over the past 10-15 years because technologically, they wanted to be
like everybody else. Sure, it's a great goal, but really doesn't exist. I
think that a person should try to use every appropriate tool at their disposal
Chris
On Thu, 24
Mar 2016, Mike Arrigo wrote:
I did take a look at the specs, it's actually using a version of android
that is 2 major releases behind the current version, in the world of
computers, that's pretty outdated.
Original message:
Hi Mike:
I completely disagree with you on this matter. There is nothing more
enabling
than a good, braille notetaker.
Chris
On Wed, 23 Mar 2016, Mike Arrigo wrote:
Since main stream devices are now accessible out of the box, really,
there is no point in paying extra for a device like this. More than
likely, the same experience could be had with mainstream products such as
a regular android tablet and perhaps a braille display.
On Mar 23, 2016, at 6:52 PM, Ella Yu <[email protected]> wrote:
Hi all, I thought this might be of interest to some of you, gust in
case you haven't heard.
---------- Forwarded message ----------
Subject: [BNU] An exciting development: BrailleNote Touch
Hi everyone,
As some of you may have heard, HumanWare has just unveiled a successor
to
BrailleNote Apex: BrailleNote Touch, an Android-powered braille tablet.
Take
a listen to Mystic Access podcast where this device is introduced by
Greg
Stilson:
http://www.mysticaccesspodcast.com/2016/03/23/mystic-access-presents-a-conve
rsation-with-greg-stilson-of-humanware-about-the-braillenote-touch/
Cheers,
Joseph
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A special interest affiliate of the Missouri Council of the Blind
http://moblind.org/membership/affiliates/adaptive_technology
----------------------------------------
Christopher Gray, Executive Director
Missouri Council of the Blind
5453 Chippewa
St. Louis, MO 63109
Phone: (314) 832-7172
Toll-free: (800) 342-5632
Fax: (314) 832-7796
Like Jazz? Want to know more about jazz?
Tune into "A Journey into Jazz" with the Jazz Guys on the Global Voice, Chris
and Don.
Listen live each Wednesday at 00:00 Utc, 7:00 P.M. Eastern, 4:00 P.M. Pacific
Find us by going to theglobalvoice.info/broadband.pls.
Can't listen live? go to theglobalvoice.info and choose the "Listen to
Past Shows" link any time during the week after each live broadcast.
You can also go to the link www.jazzguys.libsyn.com for the podcasts!
Or, subscribe to us through iTunes or TuneIn Radio.
_______________________________________________
ATI (Adaptive Technology Inc.)
A special interest affiliate of the Missouri Council of the Blind
http://moblind.org/membership/affiliates/adaptive_technology
