I realize it isn't like trying it yourself, but I can tell you that I was just
using my Focus 40 Blue from my desk at work with the iPad in our technology
resource center today, and even demoed using it with a deaf-blind client. It
works very well.
I have to tell you as a totally blind person my personal preference is to use
my iPhone over the iPad, but that is personal preference and it doesn't mean
that I am trying to tell you to get an iPhone instead. I just find that
because of the way icons are place on the iPad screen it can be a bit more
confusing to use the iPad as oposed to the iPhone for the totally blind user.
But, that has nothing to do with using the Focus Blue with the iPad. That
experience is equally as good with the iPad or iPhone.
----- Original Message -----
From: Eugenia Firth
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2012 5:52 AM
Subject: Re: Braille displays
Hi again guys.
Forgot to ask another question, and maybe you guys don't know. Does anybody
know how I could get an iPad and a Focus 40 Blue in the same room at the same
time without spending $2800 first? The Federation is coming to Dallas this
year, and I am thinking about going to Louisville. I know these exhibit halls
are not the best environment when you want to play around with something, but
it may be the best shot I've got. A person at the Apple store here said I could
bring in a braille display and pair it with an iPad if I wanted. He was
horrified when I told him I would probably have to spend $2800 first.
Regards,
Gigi
Eugenia Firth
gigifi...@sbcglobal.net
On Apr 5, 2012, at 5:14 AM, Gigi wrote:
Hi guys
It made me laugh to hear you guys talking about carrying those braille
displays around, and the laptops. This is because, I used to carry around and
Kappel Apple 2E in a backpack, together with the two disk drives. My dog and I
used it to go zapping down Gaston Avenue carrying a backpack, that is I carried
a backpack. I used to always carry around the tape-based person braille in a
backpack too. We sure have come along way. I'm very glad I don't have to carry
all that around these days.
To make this discussion of mine or related to our topic, I have a question
concerning iOS 5.1 Enbrel's place. What is the best way to read DRF files? I
seem to remember we had a discussion on this before, but I can't find that
discussion. On the Mac, I use TextEdit if I need to read it on the computer.
Then, I have to do a transformation to change all the Brille to lowercase. For
some reason that I don't understand, all the BRF files I get display in all
caps. in. It's no big deal to change it in TextEdit, but I wonder how that's
handled on an iPad?
Sent from my iPhone
On Apr 4, 2012, at 8:57 PM, James Mannion <mannion...@gmail.com> wrote:
Does anyone know for sure if the refreshabraille is currently working
with IOS 5.1? I remember reading about some displays not currently
working under 5.1 and can't remember which ones they were.
On 4/4/12, Teresa Cochran <vegaspipistre...@gmail.com> wrote:
Not to sound mean or anything, *but* :) I remember the days when I
carried a
ten-pound laptop around, not to mention the earlier days when I carried
a
tape-recorder and two Braille volumes. Should I mention the
steam-powered
computer with the coal hopper? (grins)
Anyway, I suppose that it depends on what is important to each person.
For
me, 40-cell displays are very important, so I don't mind the 1-pound
extra
weight.
Teresa
"Slow down; you'll get there faster."
On Apr 4, 2012, at 4:05 PM, Scott Howell wrote:
I have the Refreshabraille and really like it. I would not mind having
something like 40, but you cannot beat the 18 cells for travel and at
$1,700 it is a good deal. The build quality is certainly there and I
gather there are some displays for less, but may not be worth
consideration.
On Apr 4, 2012, at 12:03 PM, Christine Grassman wrote:
I would like to jump in for some opinions from those who have
purchased a
Braille Pen, RefreshaBraille or the Perkins nottetaker: I want a
Braille
display, solely for purposes of reading iBooks and Read to Go Books
on my
iPhone. I have always preferred Braille, and miss it terribly,
though I
am thrilled to be able to download a newspaper and listen as I
commute.
As far as I am concerned, I just want something simple and
straightforward for this purpose. Please feel free to write me
off-line
about this, and if anyone has a link for information comparing the
less
expensive, lightest-weight, portable Braille displays, I would
appreciate
getting it. Thanks.
(I don't care much about input on the display, just output.)
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