[accessibleimage] Re: TranSend

Could you please tell me how Megadots is able to "printing a facing page
with inkprint braille and print copy".  What additional equipment is needed?

I am a Duxbury user but would be willing to change if Megadots provides a
way to get print on the page without writing it myself.  In lengthy
documents I glue print pages the opposing braille page which is still time
consuming but quicker than writing it all myself.  Some times I just include
highlights of print on the braille page for the TA/Teacher to help the child
find his/her place.  Depends on the student and document.

What are the pros and cons of Duxbury vs. Megadots?  I've been using Duxbury
for about nine years and have just not explored options.  If it makes a
difference ... I most often braille directly into Duxbury ... Unless a
document is easily scanned or someone else types it for me.  I find entering
it directly in braille far less time consuming than adding codes for
formatting, etc.

I'll have to get on the duxuser list and pose this question there, too.

Sandra 



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[mailto:accessibleimage-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Kaye Travnicek
Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2006 10:02 AM
To: accessibleimage@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [accessibleimage] Re: TranSend


This inquiry probably would have more response had it been sent to the
duxuser list, but as a user of TranSend, I will respond briefly on this
list.  Personally, I find it cumbersome to use.  It requires a two-step
operation--first, feed the paper through an Epson printer (a dinosaur) and
then feed the printed copy through the Juliet Pro 60.  First of all, it
takes adequate space and placement of equipment to be efficient in
production.  Second, the control buttons on the TranSend hardware require a
degree of proficiency to avoid making errors.  If you are a DBT transcriber,
as I am, then TranSend is probably your only option for placing print and
braille together on the same page--line for line.  If 
you are a MegaDots user, as I am also, then the option of --word for
word--is my definitive choice for offering simultaneous print and braille on
one page.  A caveat:  my school district has had the TranSend hardware for
quite a few years now, so possibly they have upgraded it to make it more
user friendly. 

accessibleimage@xxxxxxxxxxxxx on Tuesday, January 17, 2006 at 8:16 AM -0600
wrote:
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>I transcribe materials for a school system and am considering the 
>purchase of TranSend by Enabling Technologies in order to include braille
>and print on the page.   I would appreciate feedback from anyone who has
>used this product.  I would also be interested in available 
>alternatives that would work with my Juliet Pro60.
> 
>[ http://www.brailler.com/ts.htm ]http://www.brailler.com/ts.htm
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>Sandra
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Kaye Travnicek
CCC-VH
390-8210

"I closed my fingers and made a fist of my hand.
I held a stripe from the tiger tree,
An emerald snowflake,
An orange drop of rain,
And thirteen purple grains of sand.
Then I opened my fingers --
And I let them fly free!"
       -- Secret Hand

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