Hi Alia, My frame of reference on this is that while I have read braille for well over 50 years, when speech came along, I used that without braille for quite some time. I view braille as a supplement to speech. I also believe that reading braille on paper is not the same as reading on a braille display. Having said this, I will tell you that for lengthy reading I typically use speech. I also agree that Apple's implementation of braille needs work, and because of this, I don't care to read lengthy documents on Apple devices. I tend to use braille much more with Windows. I do appreciate the ability to either e-mail or text in braille. I think Teresa provided sound advice. It's always good to evaluate how you will use the display. Then you can determine how important those functions are to you and whether it justifies the expense of purchasing a display. Good luck.
Les On Jun 21, 2014, at 7:00 AM, alia robinson <ali...@gmail.com> wrote: > I like to research thoroughly before any purchase. I have asked about certain > displays etc, and think I am decided on a braille edge. > > My question is general for those who have opinions pro or con. braille > displays are expensive, and have a lot of moving parts. I worry about > reliability. Is it worth it? I am also a fairly medium speed braille reader. > I can do significantly more and go faster with voiceover. for those who use a > lot of braille how do you feel about how productive it is? is it slower for > you? I love braille, but my big question is do I want to go to something > that is slower than voiceover. I guess I am looking for a pro/con list of > getting a display from those who use one. thanks all. > > alia > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
