[bksvol-discuss] Re: OT: Can Braille be faster than QWERTY? App developer thinks so
- From: "Sandi Ryan" <sjryan2@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2012 14:51:01 -0600
Hi Valerie,
I think I write equally well in Braille and typing, though I use typing
more, so to test it I might need to practice the Braille a bit. I used to
write really fast on a slate, dot by dot! I'm a bit slower on the PAC Mate,
because its touch is heavier than I'm used to, and I find that occasionally
I press keys, thinking they've done what I wanted, and reading back, I find
I've made a mess. With a good, responsive keyboard, which I had on my
Braille Lite, I was able to Braille fast enough to copy a lecture
word-for-word. I sometimes did that in college, just to keep myself awake!
As for the comment about Braille Touch eliminating the need for "expensive
extra equipment" when using touchscreen phones, what equipment are they
talking about? I'm not as fast with the touchscreen qwerty, but I can do it
well enough to write an e-mail. And the nice thing about the iPhone is that
I didn't have to buy anything adaptive to use it. And if you need
something, you can get a screen overlay for the phone for almost nothing!
I wouldn't want to have to pick Braille or qwerty. I use and appreciate
both!
Sandi
----- Original Message -----
From: "Valerie Maples" <vlmaples@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2012 4:11 AM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] OT: Can Braille be faster than QWERTY? App
developer thinks so
From one of my tech lists:
Iinteresting article on an app for typing in Braille:
http://tinyurl.com/7txu7ns
Can Braille be faster than QWERTY? App developer thinks so
If Mario Romero has his way, we'll all be learning Braille soon.
The post-doc researcher at Georgia Institute of Technology has
co-developed
an app, called BrailleTouch, that could help blind people send text
messages
and type e-mails on touch-screen smartphones without the need for
expensive,
extra equipment. ...
I'd love to hear thoughts on this...
Valerie
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