Hi Everyone.
Braille Display or not is the question. Everyone has different needs and skill levels. If you are only learning Braille then as much Braille reading you can do is extremely important to get your speed up. You might find in a class situation that your reading of Braille is slower then listening via speech. Since you will be focusing on the Braille reading, you could miss items being discussed in the class. For reading code, Braille cannot be beaten. You get the formatting, correct case/spelling of functions, etc. I would suggest you get a loan of a Braille display to test it out for a period of time. Make sure you have the necessary information to read and play on the Display. Also make sure it is Universally accessible on as many different OS's as possible Such as Windows, MAC and iPhone. Majority of Displays are these days. So in summary. Based upon you learning Grade 2 braille. Using a display in your early stages of Braille usage is a important development stage. Remember it will take some time to learn and master the display. Before I go, depending on the display will depend on what commands are available and how flexible it is. Such as entering in text. Being able to enter in control, functions, arrow, alt, command, etc keys. 12, 20, 40 or 80 char (cells). Good luck. Sean On 19/03/2012, at 3:52 AM, Sarah Alawami wrote: > I don't use a braille display as I cannot afford it but braille en general > helps me give a speech which I do often. because of the field I'm in. it is > quiet and I don't have to arrow down to hear my notes I typed. Now imagine > that being a lot better with a braille display. you don't have to flip > pages. I'm old school so probably will never use a braille display but those > are some scenarios fo ryoul > On Mar 18, 2012, at 9:32 AM, Jane wrote: > >> Hi, Bryan. >> >> I use mine when I remember to plug it in, to help me check spelling. >> Sometimes I use the Braille keyboard that's built-in to my Refreshabraille, >> other times I use the QWERTY keyboard on my MacBook Pro. It's very easy to >> edit using my display, too. I just hit the cursor key right below the cell I >> am on, and I can quickly fix errors. >> >> For me also, Braille helps me to remember things easier, the layout of an >> application, spellings of names, and so on. >> >> Jane >> >> On Mar 18, 2012, at 8:49 AM, Bryan Jones wrote: >> >>> Hi Folks -- I'm starting to learn grade 2 Braille, am considering the >>> purchase of a braille display, and would be interested in hearing from >>> *experienced* users of braille displays. >>> >>> I see they are not cheap. What does spending several thousand dollars get >>> me that I don't already have with the QWERTY keyboard and voice output on >>> the mac and iPhone? >>> >>> Any make and model recommendations? >>> >>> TIA, >>> Bryan >>> >>> <--- 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/> <--- 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]/>. 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