Wow, where to start. I use the Braille display strictly for my job;. I fill out forms with it. I don't have to do much browsing with it, but you can. I read scripts too, and it's a lot easier Reading scripts in Braille than trying to hear or memorize them. I also use speech, but not constantly, it's there for me if I need it. I do have a few custom scripts for the display, but these have to be taylored to your specific needs. I use grade 2 Braille exclusively. I don't really have much of a chance to browse with the display, but from what I've seen, you see a lot of things you don't need, while also seeing things that are very handy such as some buttons that are hard to access with the keyboard. The displays are quite spendy and maintenance when needed isn't cheap, so that might be another thing for you to consider. I hope that helps.
On Mon, 03 Mar 2008 10:19:03 -0500, you wrote: >Hello all. I've attained the use of a braille display for a couple weeks >as an evaluation toward a likely purchase of one. I want to be sure to >get the full experience of using a braille display before having to give >this on back, so hope that the braille display users among you can >provide me some guidance as to features that you do or don't use of your >braille display and screen reader combo. I've thrown some questions out >to guide your thoughts, but I'm surely not limited to these questions in >terms of the feedback I'd find helpful. Thanks in advance for your help, >and I look forward to reading your responses. >How do you use your braille display? For what tasks would you not want >to live without your braille display? For what tasks is it less than >desirable and why? >Do you primarily use it for proofreading, screen access, replacement for >speech, access to text only, or some combination of these? >Do you use its ability to input text? If so, is that your primary, or >even your sole, means of interaction with your PC? >How much customization of the display's key commands do you do? >Do you use your screen reader's ability to output in grade II? How >often? >Do you browse the web using braille, and if so, do you read text with >braille and navigate with speech, use braille for both, or some other >combination? >If you use braille to browse the web for text or navigation, do you >encounter situations where content on the web is difficult to access >using braille alone? If so, what problems do you encounter? > >Once more, thanks tremendously for your thoughts and feedback, and feel >free to write me privately with any of this information if you like. > >Very gratefully, > >Jeremiah Z. Rogers > >Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: >http://www.jaws-users.com >Address for the list archives: >http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] >To post to this group, send email to >[email protected] >To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject or >body of a blank message to: >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Use the following form in order to contact the management team >http://www.jaws-users.com/managers.php >If you wish to join the Blind Computing list send a blank email to the >following address: >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: http://www.jaws-users.com Address for the list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject or body of a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Use the following form in order to contact the management team http://www.jaws-users.com/managers.php If you wish to join the Blind Computing list send a blank email to the following address: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
