Many displays allow you to input in grade 2 Braille I pair my iPhone with my Braille note apex occasionally. It is handy for typing messages and emails because grade 2 typing is quicker for me than typing on the iPhone keyboard. It is also handy when I need to access my phone in meetings ETC. Hope these insights are helpful. TJ
On Mar 18, 2012, at 9:49 AM, Bryan Jones <[email protected]> wrote: > Thank you Roger, > > One situation where I've been thinking a Braille display might help me is in > the classroom. I'm a university student and spend lots of time in class > listening to the professor in one ear and VO in the other. I'm wondering if a > Braille display can improve my classroom experience. For example, do folks > find it easier to follow along in an e-textbook during class by listening to > VO or by reading the braille output? I see that many braille displays also > offer some sort of input methods. Do these input methods make it any quicker > and / or easier to navigate various resources on the computer or iPhone? > > I was intentionally vague in my original email as this whole Braille concept > is still very new to me and I'm interested in hearing of the various ways > folks use these displays in their daily lives. I've read a fair amount of the > sales literature and the few device-specific reviews online, but most of > those seem to assume the reader knows all about Braille and what a braille > display is for. > > Thanks again, > Bryan > > On Mar 18, 2012, at 8:59 AM, Roger Firman wrote: >> will probably receive many responses, however, of course it >> very much depends upon your own individual needs. >> >> If you have a requirement to check details of material you access, >> braille certainly can present you with options. If speech gives you >> everything you need then, perhaps, a braille display might be something >> you don't really need. >> >> Appreciating what I have written may seem obvious, as I don't know your >> specific needs it is hard to give a comprehensive reply. >> >> Roger. >> >> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> >> >> To reply to this post, please address your message to >> [email protected] >> >> You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at >> either the list's own dedicated web archive: >> <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> >> or at the public Mail Archive: >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. >> Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> >> >> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus >> and worm-free! >> >> Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting >> the list website at: >> <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> > > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> > > To reply to this post, please address your message to > [email protected] > > You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at > either the list's own dedicated web archive: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> > or at the public Mail Archive: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. > Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> > > The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and > worm-free! > > Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting > the list website at: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to [email protected] You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free! Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>
