Sorry for the cross posting, but I would like to share this special
announcement with you all.
Greetings!
Thank you for your interest in BrailleTouch, and for signing up for the
BrailleTouch email list. I am very excited to announce that BrailleTouch
will be available on the App Store on Thu Jan 31 worldwide. We offer a
free trial version, which lets you type in braille on your touchscreen
and hear the letters or words spoken as you type them. If you like
BrailleTouch and find it useful, you can purchase a full upgrade from
the app which will allow you to send text messages, tweets, and emails
directly from the touchscreen braille keyboard. You can also copy the
text you type in braille and paste it into any other app on your iPhone.
The trial version of BrailleTouch is free to download from the App
Store. The full upgrade is available for US$20 as an In-App Purchase.
However, in appreciation of the overwhelming support we have received
from the blind community, we are offering the full version for US$15
through Sunday February 3. We would like to express our gratitude to all
of the generous volunteers who tested the app, to Accessible Devices,
AppleVis, and Macneticos for their podcasts, and to everyone who has
emailed us and posted on the VIphone and AppleVis forums and Twitter
with helpful feedback.
You can read more about BrailleTouch including a User Guide and FAQ at
our website: http://brailletouchapp.com/
The initial version of BrailleTouch supports Grade 1 uncontracted
braille, based on the North American English standards. It includes
upper and lower case letters, numbers, and most punctuation. Grade 2
contracted braille is our top priority for a future upgrade. We also
hope to be able to support languages other than English in the future.
BrailleTouch requires iOS version 5 or later, and will run on iPhone 3Gs
or later and iPod touch 3rd generation or later. We recommend using a
case with your iPhone or iPod touch, as this will help you grip the
phone while typing and will keep you from covering the speaker on the
iPhone under the Home button with your hand. If you use headphones, we
recommend a right-angle headphone plug or Bluetooth headphones.
Feel free to forward this email to anyone you know who may be
interested. This is a no-reply email address. We welcome any questions,
comments, or feedback you may have. When the app comes out, we would
love to hear your story about how you use BrailleTouch. You can contact
us at: http://brailletouchapp.com/contact.html
Many braille instructors have contacted us about using BrailleTouch as a
teaching tool. We hope the free version of BrailleTouch is helpful for
learning the six-key braille keyboard. If you are a braille instructor
or student, please let us know your experience using BrailleTouch.
We hope you like BrailleTouch and find it useful. Please download the
free version on Thursday and try it before you buy it. And let us know
what you think!
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Christopher Hallsworth
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