I agree with you Jacqui
Amanda
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From: "Jackie Brown" <jackieannbrown62@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, October 14, 2015 10:19 AM
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Subject: [access-uk] Re: mainstream or specialist companies
Hi Derek
The problem is that you are never going to get a mainstream company to
manufacture a Braille device, it just wouldn't be viable. Instead, we have
companies who like to, shall we say, take full advantage of this and have a
huge mark-up on what they sell.
I am a note-taker person, I would rather have one device than use a
Bluetooth display with an iOS or Android unit. But that's just me, others
will disagree and say it works out cheaper to have one of each and interact
with it using Braille.
Sadly, having a sensory loss or disability, however you phrase it, comes at
an enormous cost. I think Apple has gone a long way with accessibility, and
I am in the camp who feels that Microsoft should be forced to step up to the
plate and make their hardware and software more accessible. Personally, I
believe the days of paying hundreds of pounds for screenreaders that don't
work for everything are long gone.
Feel free to disagree or shout me down, but that is my take on it.
Kind Regards,
Jackie Brown
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-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Derek Hornby
Sent: 14 October 2015 10:11
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] mainstream or specialist companies
Hi Jackie
Shouldn't the mainstream companies be making their own products accessible
to us all.
In other words, do we really need specialist companies like FS HUmanware
Blazie, Sight And Sound, and so on.
Regards, Derek
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From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Jackie Brown
Sent: Wednesday, October 14, 2015 9:44 AM
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Subject: [access-uk] Re: braille sense replacement
I agree. I never use the browser on mine, it's complete crap to put it
bluntly!
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From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Ian Macrae (Redacted sender "ian.macrae1" for DMARC)
Sent: 14 October 2015 09:00
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: braille sense replacement
As Mike Townsend pointed out in another context on last night's In Touch,
all of these machines are way behind the curve in terms of the mainstream
software they run, so much so that many modern websites are simply not
usable to them. Even the new Euro Braille model which Steve Nutt is about
to stock is only running windows 7. While i agree with those who've said
that the HIMS products are probably currently the best, the person who sold
me my U2 Mini actually said that he couldn't envisage any serious web user
ever using one of these machines because the browser is just not up to it
and the process is incredibly slow.
On 12 Oct 2015, at 12:07, jeff <jeffflint15@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:being able to use the BBC web site more fully would be nice.
My Braille-Sense 18 is pretty hammered.
Can anybody tell me if there is a better unit out there?
I need it to do the same kind of stuff but better web access and
Also being able to click on a LINK in an email and going directly tothe web site would also be wonderful.
Most of the time even if I can open the email in the web browser itjust freezes.
Cheers
Jeff
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