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An Interview with Ronit Mazzoni, Genetic Counselor, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center

… tricks. When it seemed appropriate, she would bring out her braille notetaker to demonstrate how she kept patient notes. … on her list of tools she could not have done without are braille and technology. Some of us might see these as two … were one and the same. She takes and reviews notes on a braille notetaker. She reviews patient histories in braille. …
Deborah Kendrick
AccessWorld October 2019

How TVIs and O&M Instructors are Handling the Challenges of Distance Learning, Part 1

… all of her assistive technology and her TVI is delivering braille to our porch if needed. We have an Individualized … with Speech) screen reading software. She has a refreshable braille display and an iPad. The school district had … assignments are fully accessible with her screen reader and braille display. If a teacher posts a tool that isn’t …
Dr. L. Penny Rosenblum

A Profile of Ron Brooks, Vice President, Transit Market Development, American Logistics

… he received home instruction. He learned to read and write braille and to use a white cane. New skills in place, he … His primary tools are a laptop with JAWS, an iPhone, a braille embosser, his white cane, and AIRA. He prefers hardcopy paper notes in braille to a refreshable braille display and typically has …
Deborah Kendrick
AccessWorld January 2020

Google IO 2023: Unveiling Revolutionary Innovations and Future Tech for Enhanced Accessibility

… documents, and emails through the TalkBack feature. Braille support has also been improved with the utilization of Braille tables in 38 languages. The integration of the HIB protocol enhances the connectivity of Braille displays. Additionally, TalkBack 14 introduces new …
Syed Hassan

The Talking Book

… Book in 1934 followed so closely on the heels of the braille breakthrough it had itself engineered is, as one … From the start, the Talking Book was destined to overtake braille, speedily and permanently, as the broadest channel … hearing of a squeaky Edison cylinder. I was never a rapid braille reader. … When I was a boy … and had earned a few …

AccessWorld News

… Familiar Voice for BrailleNote Pulse Data HumanWare recently announced the … of Jonathan Mosen as its product marketing manager for BrailleNote and VoiceNote, the company's personal digital … 510-451-2582; e-mail: <info@aagi.com>; web site: <www.alvabraille.com>. Cingular Access Cingular Wireless, a …
AccessWorld September 2003

Scanning and Specialized OCR Systems

… hard copy printed material into properly formatted braille documents can be one of the most challenging tasks … that magnify the computer screen or provide speech or braille output. While OCR technology is highly accurate when … understand and in an accessible medium such as large print, braille, or on cassette tape? Will it provide online help …

Gift Ideas for Friends and Family Members Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired

… now offers some wonderful presents, including an adorable Braille Bug® mug! Visit the gifts for friends page for more … Tools for Living Store™ , which carries beautiful print/braille cards, adaptive technology, independent living aids, …
AFB Staff

Letters to the Editor

… the New Notetaking Feature on the Focus Fifth Generation Braille Displays . I recently purchased the Focus 14 5th … a compact, ergonomic, and efficient mechanism for typing in braille input mode on my mobile devices. I liked the … wonderful! I'm almost ready to bid adieu to bulky paper braille. Thanks again for this fine article. Best, Duncan …
AccessWorld August 2018

Helen Keller Biography

… that day, she learned 30 words. Helen Keller reading a braille book From then on, Helen's mind raced ahead. She … she learned to read French, German, Greek, and Latin in braille! When she was 20, she entered Radcliffe College, the … 50 languages. (She used two typewriters: one regular, one braille.) She wrote ten more books and a lot more articles! …

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