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Barry Scheur: Reinventing Himself in Retirement

… 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 Author Deborah Kendrick Article Topic …
Deborah Kendrick
AccessWorld February 2019

AccessWorld News

… 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

“It's Off to Work We Go” with Bonnie Mosen: A Book Review

… 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 …
Bill Holton
AccessWorld October 2016

An Evaluation of C-Desk for Media

… 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 …
Deborah Kendrick
AccessWorld February 2011

What Assistive Technologies are Used in the Workplace? Initial research findings by NRTC on Blindness and Low Vision, Mississippi State University

… 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

Supporting and Retaining Talent

… 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 …

The Jaws of Success: An Interview with Glen Gordon

… 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 …
Deborah Kendrick
AccessWorld March 2006

Digital Talking Book Players (Hardware)

… 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 …

Digital Talking Book Players (Software)

… 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 …

GW Micro and Microsoft Launch Window-Eyes for Office Website

… single phone call, but rather, a single problem. So if your braille display doesn't install properly and it takes four … for a small fee. Similarly, the familiar large print and braille hot key guides won't automatically be included in …
Deborah Kendrick
AccessWorld March 2014

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