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Letters to the Editor

… the February 2018 article, Keeping It Portable: Comparing Braille Displays on iOS Devices, Part IV , by Scott Davert. … a great series of articles. I appreciate your support for braille. It would be great to see more articles about braille access to Android and ChromVox. Dan Dear AccessWorld …
AccessWorld March 2018

An Interview with Nolan Crabb

… Dialogue magazine in the 1980s or, later, as editor of The Braille Forum , the publication of the American Council of … For blind and low-vision students, Crabb installed braille clickers—that is, the same device with tactile … to retinopathy of prematurity, Nolan Crabb learned to read braille early on, and that medium, along with tape recorders …
Deborah Kendrick
AccessWorld July 2010

Comments and Questions

… most sessions about the new screen reader update or the new braille PDA are purely advertising. And since most … financing models to offer me. Why can't I finance my braille display like a car? I love that I can get demos of … need more magnifiers, OCR solutions, talking PDAS, or braille embossers? How about tackling some real and as of …
AccessWorld May 2014

CSUN: Is It Still the Definitive Access Technology Conference?

… maps. Yes, there would be tactile maps (otherwise known as braille maps) available at registration, I was told. I had … materials were available in hardcopy print, hardcopy braille, or a DAISY CD. On my registration form, I had … greatest interest lies in portable magnification devices, braille displays, tactile graphics, handheld book players, …
Deborah Kendrick
AccessWorld April 2014

Series:The Work of the Smith-Kettlewell InstitutePart IV:Smith-Kettlewell Meets Touch Graphics:Mapping Access to Visual Information for People with Vision Loss

… embossed lines to represent streets, each ending in a short braille abbreviation, and an accompanying automated key to … streets radiating from that point clearly indicated with braille labels. A second page containing a key to those … for anyone to use," Miele explains. But not everyone owns a braille embosser and it takes a bit of instruction to learn …
Deborah Kendrick
AccessWorld October 2013

Cruising as a Senior with a Visual Impairment: How to Get the Most Out of Your Adventure

… on a ship where the focus is on setting a party atmosphere. Braille signage is common on doors and elevators, and braille menus can sometimes be obtained. Activities While at … People Who Are Blind by Jamie Pauls 64 Oz. Games Promotes Braille Literacy and Fun At the Same Time by Jamie Pauls …
Jamie Pauls
AccessWorld February 2016

Access to Museums and Parks for Patrons who are Blind or Visually Impaired

… user enters the identification number (found either through braille or the assistance of a sighted helper) into the … for Museums and Parks from People with Vision Loss Braille signage should be formatted correctly and placed in … locations. Audio descriptions, large print, and braille should provide the same information as the standard …
Joe Strechay, Tara Annis
AccessWorld February 2012

AccessWorld News

… Multi-Sensory Learning Product to Advance Literacy through Braille People who are sighted can instantly understand the … by people who are blind with the new portable Perkins SMART Brailler. Until now, only specialists or those trained to read the configurations of raised dots could understand braille. Today, the SMART Brailler allows a classroom …
AccessWorld November 2012

Getting the Job Done with Assistive Technology: It May Be Easier Than You Think

… 8 Plus. These devices also run VoiceOver. Finally, I own a BrailleNote Touch Plus, HumanWare's Android-based notetaker … version using either Safari on my iPhone, or Chrome on my BrailleNote Touch. The lines between desktop application and … it used to be, although admittedly products such as the BrailleNote Touch are still on the high end of the price …
Jamie Pauls
AccessWorld May 2019

Get Technology Help and More for Free Using AIRA and Be My Eyes

… calling because I could not hear speech output or read my braille display, then other means would likely be necessary … by this author: Blasting Barriers to Creating Affordable Braille: A Review of the Braille Blaster Software from APH Access to Multimedia …
J.J. Meddaugh
AccessWorld June 2019

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