… discrimination cases. His tools for years were a Perkins brailler, an audiotape recorder, a slate and stylus, and an … pursuit for any blind musician. For Harvey, being fluent in braille music notation has always been a valuable asset, but … computer. Initially, he sits at the piano with his Perkins brailler, working out a phrase, and then writes it down. …
AccessWorld September 2003
… results: First, be specific. To find a place to repair your braille writer, do not just enter "braille writer"; enter "braille writer repair." To learn who discovered electricity, …
AccessWorld November 2002
… books and equipment (including the then essential Perkins braille writer) were gone. That may have been one of the … with the help of his mom, he acquired a state-of-the-art braille notetaker and began reconnecting with the world and … Brailliant BI-14: HumanWare's Latest Step Toward Smart Braille Displays …
AccessWorld February 2019
… in future updates of Firefox. Deadline Nears for National Braille Press's Touch of Genius Prize. The Touch of Genius … educator or inventor to continue the promotion of braille and tactile literacy for blind and deafblind people … iOS applications, or tactile hardware that promotes braille and/or tactile literacy for blind people.?The …
AccessWorld December 2017
… be viewed as part of your skill set. For example, a braille proofreader who has been reading braille since he or she was a child might have a definite … person with only a few years of experience sight-reading braille. As to the argument for not disclosing until the …
AccessWorld October 2016
… tapped source of materials, through which text (DAISY and braille formatted) books are shared among people with … while adjusting to her life with vision loss. At the Braille Institute in Anaheim, California, she learned to use braille, a long white cane, and a variety of blindness …
AccessWorld February 2011
… reader software, screen magnification software, refreshable braille displays, and handheld electronic video magnifiers. … assistance app 118 48.4 Screen reader 26 37.1 Refreshable braille display 102 41.8 Participants had the opportunity to … app 8.3 2.0 2-10 Screen reader 6.7 2.3 2-10 Refreshable braille display 7.5 2.2 1-10 Note: M = Mean; SD = Standard …
AccessWorld May 2022
… new accommodations. These accommodations included braille displays, closed-circuit televisions, screen reader … (cane travel), targeted assistive technology skills, or braille instruction. They can benefit from time off to …
… At his day job, Gordon first used a tape-based VersaBraille and later a talking HP150 from Maryland Computer … entered public schools in the seventh grade with excellent braille skills, braille math skills, and touch typing (which we would now …
AccessWorld March 2006
… Books contain text, it is possible to send the text to a braille embosser or display it on a refreshable braille display or on a screen—in any font and font size. It …