Hi, I use an Alva Satelite 544 which is a quite old display but it works, or should i say worked well until OsX 10.6 when it decided it no longer wanted to play, this was due to incompatibility with the international braille system mentioned below. Now please let me clarify that i think it has nothing to do with the international braille table app that Anne and Archy are working on as such, i just don't remember what to do to get my Alva rolling with these tables. There was some file or other that had to be moved or removed, but i'm damned if i could figure out what and how to make the thing be recognized as a display.If anyone knows, please shed some light as i really want my braille to work, but when it works, the Braille works well for what i do. It would be good if i could be able to let the display run freely, that is, that it isn't tied to the vo cursor. That would be great for reading in places where the vo cursor isn't. Also, i'd love to have the braille display not repeat what the speech just said, it's unnecessary info, at least for me, though others may need it, which is why there should be a toggling possibility for that. Sorry for this rather longish post. /Krister
17 apr 2011 kl. 09.00 skrev Simon Cavendish: > There is some more info on Braille displays and a list of supported Braille > displays on apple website Accessibility and Voiceover. > > I have been using Focus 40 I purchased 4 years ago, and it's doing fine. It's > a usb model. Bluetooth models are also supported but have a look at the > listt. Here is the link > > Learn more about supported braille displays > > Archie Robertson and Ann Robertson ffom Cecimac have enhanced the use of > Braille displays for those of us who need to work with foreign languages by > adding access to numerous languages via their native Braille systtem. If you > need this type of support ask for Ann Robertson on the list. Ann and Archie > are very busy with work and support for French mac users but they are > extremely kind and have done wonders for Braille users who require this > medium in other than English language. > > Hope this helps. > > Simon > On 17 Apr 2011, at 02:07, Scott Howell wrote: > >> Hi Priscilla, >> >> Welcome to the Mac. WEll I use a Refreshabraille, which is only 18 cells, >> but it works perfectly for me. I also use at the office a Brailliant, which >> is a 40 cell display and works just fine. You can configure different key >> combinations of the display to perform various actions, so not much you >> cannot do in that case. >> Basically Braille support for my needs is more than sufficient, but others >> will chime in with their opinions. >> Now I am not sure about the display you currently have, so I hope someone >> can assist with that. >> >> Best of luck, >> Scott >> >> On Apr 16, 2011, at 8:54 PM, Priscilla Garces wrote: >> >>> Hey all listers, >>> I'm new to the Mac operating system being that I switched from windows >>> after I graduated from college. >>> What made me switch is because of the cost effectiveness in terms of >>> accessibility out of the box. When I used a PC I used a screen reader >>> called jaws for windows and these can run from the range of $600 to upgrade >>> and $1000 to purchase the screen reader + the annual fee which is high in >>> order to maintain the SMA's. That is separate in addition to the cost of >>> the hardware itself based on research on the various costs of computers >>> ranging from 400 to $900 even more for quality computing. Another reason is >>> the fact that tech support is available for the computer in person and the >>> time and inconvenience in resolving the various troubles faced when using >>> Jaws and the added fact that you need sighted assistance which is not >>> granted by phone. With Apple I can go to the center which is near my house >>> and have all of my computer problems and even receive training on the >>> accessibility depending on the knowledge of the person who has experience >>> with its use. That and many other reasons most of them being financial and >>> personal as well as the added fact that the state refuses to pay for the >>> upgrade or purchase of new software to perform the appropriate tasks >>> independently is the factor that made me consider buying the mac being that >>> I wanted to try something different. Hence the long story I have questions >>> regarding the use of braille displays and the mac as well as scanning >>> software that is accessible for mac users using voiceover. >>> Does anyone have experience using braille displays with the mac? If so, >>> which braille display do you use and what is your experiences with its ease >>> of reading, accessibility etc? Would the braille note be useful a braille >>> display? Which braille displays are cheaper, the braille note or a >>> standalone braille display? I have an old braille lite millennium, would >>> that work with the mac? Because if it does that would be great and I won't >>> have to deal with the commission refusing to purchase anything and deal >>> with the stress of fighting them to get what I really need. If not I >>> understand the need for new equipment which I need for grad school or work >>> anyway. >>> Based on your experiences, which braille display or notetaker works better >>> with the mac? Also which scanning program works well with voice over based >>> on experience? >>> >>> Any advise is appreciated. >>> >>> Thank you very much. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Priscilla Garces >>> priscillagarces1...@hotmail.com >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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