I'm jumping in latge here, but wanted to sy that the Braillenote does
a pretty good job. :)
There are times when I find I have to use speech and I'm just as glad
it's there. *ahems* Lke when I'm cramming for a final tomorrow
<sheepish look>. I did studcy, honest. :) And I read then, but for
some silly reason Ilove to read through the entire book the weekend
before the final, just because. Not sure why, but it seems to work.
I have a terrible time with audio only, I am finding ouot the hard
way. I wish that the BrailleNote could somehow handle RFB&D books,
but I guess you wold have to have a CD player for that and then a way
to turn the text nto Braille, and I don't now *how* that could be
done. I just wish it could be. Would have made both my history
classes much easier this semester.
Ah well.
Jane
On Apr 30, 2006, at 11:21 AM, Stewart J Prost wrote:
Hi Ann,
As a blind teacher of blind children in a public school system, I
agree with you 100 per cent! There needs to be more emphasis on
Braille proficiency for blind children--I'm definitely doing all I
can in this area!! I agree with you that the Braille Note should be
totally focused on Braille. Like you said, other devices are
already available for entertainment and hearing audio books.
Deborah
----- Original Message ----- From: "Ann K. Parsons" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: re: [Braillenote] Back up the tow truck!
Hi all,
I want to put in my vote here too. If you want FM radio, go buy one
at Walmart for $10.00 There is no reason on earth for the
BrailleNote
to have an FM radio. Now, DAISY reader, absolutely! I think that
reader should be able to read both audio and text.
Frankly, the problem with many people who are blind is that they
don't
read Braille well, and that's the fault of the miriad sighted
teachers
the U.S. insists on hiring because they can drive! With the price of
gas the way it is, wouldn't surprise me if schools for the blind come
back into vogue. Then, maybe our kids would get decent Braille
training, and we wouldn't see people thanking others for "tharrow"
information! Maybe if there were more emphasis and demand for
Braille, the price would come down. Yes, put the FM radio in the
VoiceNote! Give me a BrailleNote with a decent file system,
(incidently Jonathan's solution for the folders and directory problem
didn't work), give us FTP and a DAISY book reader/player. If you
were
of a mind to give entertainment stuff, how about some word games and
trivia games to go with the adventure ones.
Friends, there's nothing like a BrailleNote for editing. You can't
see what you're editing with Jaws. In Braille, everything's right
there, all the spacing, all the everything!
Our friends who are deaf-blind need this Braille! It is even more
important to them than it is to us. Frankly, I'd trade in the FM
radio for TDD support!
Ann P.
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