[talks-uk] Re: Just curious, how helpful is a Braille display really?

  • From: "Steve Nutt" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sat, 19 Dec 2009 15:49:43 -0000

Hi Eleanor,

 

The Esys 12 is 1,595 pounds, the and 40 is 3,395 pounds.  They both work
with a PC with Hal/Supernova, JAWS and Window-Eyes, or they work Bluetooth
with a mobile phone.  They also have internal note takers, calculator,
diary, etc.

 

All the best

 

Steve

 

From: talks-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:talks-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Eleanor Burke
Sent: Saturday 19 December 2009 14:52
To: talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [talks-uk] Re: Just curious, how helpful is a Braille display
really?

 

How much do your displays cost Steve and are they functional of anything
else other than a mobile phone?

----- Original Message ----- 

From: Steve Nutt <mailto:steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>  

To: talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 

Sent: Saturday, December 19, 2009 12:02 PM

Subject: [talks-uk] Re: Just curious, how helpful is a Braille display
really?

 

Hi,

 

For me, it is just nice to be able to read and write texts, without having
to have headphones on and in private.

 

You also probably haven't seen many Braille displays like the Esys 12, which
is tiny and fits in one hand.  I use the 12 quite often with Talks.

 

Nine Point Systems have also just brought out The NinePoint which has eight
cells and is even smaller.

 

Also, a phone is not just a phone nowadays, I use Twiiter, Facebook, and I
even read text on them.  Speech is nice, but it is also nice to be literate
with Braille and know how to spell stuff.

 

The other nice thing about Braille displays is when people send you texts
with C U L8R.  Speech makes a real mess of that, but it is instantly obvious
with Braille.

 

Having said all this, I don't go around with my display all the time
indoors, but when I am travelling, I am never without it.

 

All the best

 

Steve

 

From: talks-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:talks-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Hussein Patwa
Sent: Saturday 19 December 2009 11:45
To: talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [talks-uk] Just curious, how helpful is a Braille display really?

 

Hi,

 

I hope no-one minds my asking this question.  I don't want to cause offence,
however I've never had the opportunity to ask someone this in person and I'm
genuinely interested to know.

 

How much does having a Braille display really help with practical use of a
cell phone?  I'm thinking not only from the portability perspective, but
also as phones are still rarely used as primary communication devices other
than for making calls of course.  Plus they are more mobile so you'd have to
take the Braille display everywhere with you. I'm assuming it isn't small
enough to be operable entirely one-handed as a cell phone is.

 

If I use a PC as a parallel.  I know several people who prefer to use a
Braille display with their PC particularly for tasks such as programming or
mathematics, as they find it more practical rather than the tedious task of
having the speech repeat the same thing over and over again, or speak out
every punctuation mark or symbol.  The Braille display would give them all
the access to the information and it just stays there for them to access
without repetition.

 

But I can't reconcile or picture in my mind how it would be of help with a
cell phone.  the phone itself is so small, battery life relatively short in
comparison to other devices and then there's the whole issue of speech
already being on the phone.

 

Sorry if this sounds so obvious to everyone else, but I'd welcome being
enlightened and hearing about your experiences.  Feel free to contact me off
list if it's felt replying to this publically would cause needless clutter.

 

 

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Hussein.

 

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