… allow people who are blind to use a touchscreen to type in braille. With the release of iOS 8, Apple offered its own solution in the form of built-in braille screen input, which lets you quickly jot down a … Even more significant is the ability to transition from braille screen input back to a more traditional keyboard …
AccessWorld April 2015
… Dear AccessWorld : Why isn't there a reliable braille note taker worth its price on the market today? Is … In this piece, I restrict myself to a discussion of braille note takers. These are small, light-weight devices using a refreshable braille display and/or synthetic speech for their output and …
AccessWorld February 2011
… by the way, these durable plastic containers also include braille on the handles, so you can easily identify the size … Celery? Or is it actually a can of cat food? CanDo Reusable Braille Labels are a new product that can solve these and … National Federation of the Blind made news by debuting Uno Braille at Target for $9.99. While it has been possible to …
AccessWorld November 2019
… too. Something that costs as little as the original Braille 'N Speaks, that packed so much capability and power … and I'm sure it broke their heart to see this little tiny Braille 'N Speak that could do just about everything theirs … in a direction of, I suppose it was a primitive VersaBraille/Braille 'N Speak, in combination. They couldn't make …
… I of this series %20and%20%5bII), we took a look at four braille displays that carry out functions related to an … of buttons and keys, and slightly raised, are 20 cells of braille. On either side of the display are three display or … elevated above the 20-cell display, is the eight-dot braille keyboard. From left to right, you have Dots 7, 3, 2, …
AccessWorld January 2018
… 07/09/2019 Image Invitation written in braille by 8th grader Cora Dell Booker inviting Keller to speak at her school, 1954 Circa 1821-1825, Louis Braille mastered the now-famous braille-dot code enabling blind and visually impaired …
… it was a tandem bicycle. For another, it was a refreshable braille display; for another, it was a drive to a … vision was still a possibility. One person recalled a braille watch, and another the emotional experience of … best choice. That doesn’t mean that your only choices are braille books and talking gadgets (both of which can be very …
… differences are apparent, as most notetakers have braille input and output, built-in speech synthesis, and … on several computers. Beyond speech, the choices for braille access with a netbook or laptop vary in both size … available. Many assistive technology manufacturers offer braille display product lines. Specialized companies, such …
AccessWorld August 2010
… interviews with text transcripts where appropriate. The BrailleNote Touch Gets Refreshed Humanware's BrailleNote Touch has been a popular option for students and … since its release in 2016. But the hybrid touchscreen and braille keyboard device has been stuck on an outdated …
AccessWorld February 2019
… So many ways to read it. For those among us who grew up as braille readers in the '50s, '60s, and '70s, the notion that … unfathomable! Fast forward to the era of the Internet, Web-Braille, and Bookshare, and it is not surprising that it is … They provide, in other words, a bountiful beginning NLS Web-Braille The common denominator for reading material for …
AccessWorld September 2010