Hi Christine, I am not able to answer your question, but the Braille Sense does have Blue Tooth, but I have a plug in qwerty board. And it did not cost me the sort of money that you are talking about. David Weston. -----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Christine Weetman Sent: 06 November 2010 12:21 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: Sales and support staff's knowledage of braille Oh wow David, I didn't know that or I maybe would have purchased a BS when they first came out! Wondering if you pluged a mobile phone in could you read your SMS on the display? If so, what a far cheaper option for folks than the DBC which is Really outragious as I had over ten grand paid out for my total package which does include a full 6 years for both machines. Thanks for the info and sure someone else will make use of this, I'll pass it on. Christine. ----- Original Message ----- From: "David" <n.weston42@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, November 05, 2010 8:54 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Sales and support staff's knowledage of braille > Hi Christine, > > I have a Braille Sense 32 plus and I have just found out that if I > plug a qwerty key board into it through a USB port, then some one can > then communicate with me by typing on the qwerty board and it will > come up on my Braille display. This is going to be very useful for me > when I am in a noisy environment. > > David Weston. > > -----Original Message----- > From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On > Behalf Of Christine Weetman > Sent: 05 November 2010 19:17 > To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [access-uk] Re: Sales and support staff's knowledage of > braille > > > Yes Derik your right, Lucy Naismith was indeed the same lady who came > out to me. I didn't notice if she could read braille at all as I read > what came on > the display, she operated the companion and we chatted to each-other, > her on > the companion and myself on the mPower part of the DBC. I really enjoyed > > that, though it was hard not to "Chatter" as I tapped! lol > > There's so much more I want to learn, word processing, book reader, > scientific calculator, copying and pasting and doing more than one > thing at a time, along with so much more, I'm doubtful one day will be > sufficient and > my brains HD big enough to remember it all, but I'm certainly > enthusiastic > as one day, too soon, I shan't be able to hear any more and this piece > of > kit will be such a life-saver for me. I have an emailing group for DBC > users or people wanting to know more, exchange ideas etc...I hope you'll > get > a DBC soon too, I think everyone who, like ourselves has no vision and a > > severe hearing loss, should be encouraged and helped to obtain the > DBC. > > Regards, Christine. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Derek Hornby" <derek.hornby_uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Friday, November 05, 2010 6:21 PM > Subject: [access-uk] Re: Sales and support staff's knowledage of braille > > >> Hi Christine >> No, I don't know Jackie, but having just >> Checked old emails I find it was Lucy Naismith that did my first >> Demonstration. I think she's sales manager for the North. Martin is > >> training manager. >> >> Were you impressed with DBC I love the idea of being abel to Send >> and receive text messages in Braille. >> >> Regards, Derek >> -----Original Message----- >> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On >> Behalf Of >> Christine Weetman >> Sent: Friday, November 05, 2010 4:43 PM >> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Sales and support staff's knowledage of > braille >> >> Hi Derek, wow, I've got the DBC from HumanWare and am due a training >> day with Jackie Hall...I do hope this isn't the lady who can't read >> braille? I do understand that Martin Griffiths is a braille user as >> he > >> was originally coming to train me, but unfortunately became >> unwell...Maybe Stupidly in panic, I asked for a female as I'm no use >> at listening to a deeper male voice and wondered why I'd ever agreed >> a > >> male for a whole day training, sure >> >> it would have been a huge strain on me--but now, I'm wondering if >> I've > >> let go of a Really experienced person? >> >> I hope you or someone can reassure me I've done the right thing for >> me? >> >> Regards, Christine. >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Derek Hornby" <derek.hornby_uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> Sent: Friday, November 05, 2010 4:18 PM >> Subject: [access-uk] Sales and support staff's knowledage of braille >> >> >>> Hi Jackie >>> I have changed subject line a I think there is room for a wider >>> Debate on some issues here. I understand all you are saying and I >>> was surprised nobody can read Grade 2 Braille. But then just a >>> sec, maybe not surprised! >>> >>> Few weeks ago I had a demonstration by Humanware of a new >>> Package aimed at the deafblind. They call is DBC I think Stands >>> for deafblind communicator. Anyway the lady that gave me the >>> demonstration didn't seem to know Braille! And this caused some >>> confusion! >>> >>> So after that failed demonstration Alan Davis came to me, Not >>> too > >>> sure if he knows Braille, but he certainly was far better At >>> explaining what he was showing me. >>> >>> I am now told the trainer will be a guy called >>> Martin (I forget his surname) works for Humanware in UK. >>> >>> A don't think a sighted driver would be happy for a car >>> Salesman to be a non driver, so to a point I agree There is a >>> need for those that sell Braille displays, to know Both grade 1 > >>> and 2 Braille. >>> >>> I do not accept the person must be blind, because there are Many >>> sighted people out there that know Braille very well. 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