Those who are competent with an app like MBraille can input text even without much audio feedback which could be useful in a noisy environment and I think also that for people who practice with this and who are good braille typers it is much faster than using the regular onscreen keyboard.
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ray T. Mahorney Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2014 8:48 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: Eyes-Free Text Input on iOS why use Braille as a method of input when a fair number of us already have familiarity with and competence with a QWERTY keyboard? Ray T. Mahorney WA4WGA From: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Alex Hall Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2014 14:00 To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> Subject: Re: Eyes-Free Text Input on iOS Apps like this are for input, and rely on speech for output. It is no different from typing on a voice-only notetaker; braille in, speech out. On Apr 23, 2014, at 9:58 AM, Andrew J. LaPointe <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: I know that this is an ignorant question but, do you need a braille display to use the braille m or the one that refers to other info? If you don't need a display, how would you be able to read the cell positions? Andy From: Alex Hall <mailto:[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2014 9:53 AM To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> Subject: Re: Eyes-Free Text Input on iOS I'd like to hear more about what this app does. As others have said, how does it differ from something like MBraille? On Apr 23, 2014, at 3:44 AM, Chris Apple boy <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: BrailleTouch was developed by final year students and look now. It's hardly been updated bar once or twice. MBraille however has been designed by a programmer with over 30 years experience and is constantly updated. Regards Chris Clap along if you feel like happiness is the truth! On 23/04/2014 08:15, RobH. wrote: Consider looking in the app store for things like TypeInBraille, mBraille, BrailleTouch; and a few others. Tell us what else you can offer, then we might think about it some more. We don't mind supporting students on their final year projects, but it is worth finding a gap in the market, as a significant part of that module is Research. RobH. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ryan Drapeau" <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > To: <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2014 6:59 PM Subject: Eyes-Free Text Input on iOS Hello, My name is Ryan Drapeau and I'm working with the mobile accessibility group at the University of Washington. We are looking for volunteers to give us feedback on an iPhone app that we have been developing. In order to help, you must be proficient on iOS and you should also know Braille. This can be done remotely. The app is called Perkinput. Perkinput is a new way to enter text on your iPhone or iPad without using a keyboard. Perkinput is based on the Braille keyboard. 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